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ICE CHATHAM THEATERS

208-210 W 87TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60620 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

ICE CHATHAM THEATERS has been inspected 4 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since August 12, 2010. The most recent inspection, on February 3, 2012, recorded 8 infractions.

None of the 4 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Protecting food from contamination.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 3, 2012. For example: REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 3, 2012. For example: APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on August 12, 2010. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on August 12, 2010. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 10 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on February 3, 2012. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

4 inspections

  1. Canvass

    8 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • CERTIFIED MGR NOT PRESENT AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION FROM 3:05 p.m.- 4: 15 p.m. CITATION-SERIOUS 7-38-012
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • PAINT RUSTY LID TO GREASE TRAP. REPLACE GASKETS AROUND DOOR TO LEFT ICE MACHINE IN MAIN KITCHEN AREA.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF BOTH ICE MACHINES, ALL METAL AND PLASTIC STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS, INTERIOR CABINETS UNDERNEATH SERVICE COUNTERS & DEEP FRYERS, AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PIZZA PREP AREA.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(INCLUDING BEHIND POP DISPENSER BOXES IN MAIN KITCHEN) THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR SECTIONS OF FOOD STORAGE AREA WHERE NEEDED. REPAIR ALL DOORS AT BOTTOMS AND CENTER BOTTOMS WHERE NEEDED. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES, AND CLEAN DUSTY CEILING VENTS.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • LIGHT(S) INSIDE POPCORN POPPER(S) MUST BE SHIELDED.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  2. Canvass

    7 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • PAINT RUSTY LID TO GREASE TRAP. REMOVE ICY BUILD-UP ON COMPRESSOR IN WALK-IN COOLER. REPLACE GASKETS AROUND DOOR TO LEFT ICE MACHINE IN MAIN KITCHEN AREA.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF BOTH ICE MACHINES, ALL METAL AND PLASTIC STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS, INTERIOR CABINETS UNDERNEATH SERVICE COUNTERS & DEEP FRYERS, AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PIZZA PREP AREA.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(INCLUDING BEHIND POP DISPENSER BOXES IN MAIN KITCHEN) THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR SECTIONS OF FOOD STORAGE AREA WHERE NEEDED. REPAIR ALL DOORS AT BOTTOMS AND CENTER BOTTOMS WHERE NEEDED. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES, AND CLEAN DUSTY CEILING VENTS.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • LIGHT(S) INSIDE POPCORN POPPER(S) MUST BE SHIELDED.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  3. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • LOOSE DOORS ON HOT DOGS STEAMER. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME. EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP IN WALK-IN FREEZER. ELIMINATE EXCESSIVE ICE.
  4. Complaint

    6 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING SORAGE, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE PANEL WHERE ICE DISPENSED WITH PINK, BLACK SUBSTANCE ON SAME. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A SERIOUS.
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • MICE DROPPINGS (APPROX 50) NOTED IN VARIOUS AREAS ALONG WALLBASE IN STORAGE ROOM AND ALONG WALLBASE IN ELECTRICAL ROOM AND IN STORAGE CABINETS. ALSO FRONT DOUBLE ENTRANCE DOORS AND REAR ENTRANCE DOORS NOT RODENT PROOF, GAPS AT BOTTOM AND INBETWEEN DOORS. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF SAME SO AS TO BE TIGHT-FITTING AND NO DAYLIGHT TO BE SEEN. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • LOOSE DOORS ON HOT DOGS STEAMER. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME. EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP IN WALK-IN FREEZER. ELIMINATE EXCESSIVE ICE.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • INTERIOR OF ALL CABINETS, COOLERS, TONGS NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • DETAIL FLOORS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN ALONG WALLBASE AND UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • PIPE LEAKING AT UTILIYY SINK. REPAIR SAME.

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