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MALCOLM X COLLEGE

1900 W VAN BUREN ST, CHICAGO, IL 60612 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

MALCOLM X COLLEGE has been inspected 4 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since August 13, 2015. The most recent inspection, on January 14, 2016, found no infractions.

1 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control and Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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 August 21, 2015. For example: FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 21, 2015. 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 9 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 24, 2015. For example: VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 21, 2015. For example: FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded once on August 13, 2015. For example: * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

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

    0 infractions

  2. License Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT THE ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINES IN THE KIOSK AND 2ND FLOOR AREAS.
  3. License Re-Inspection

    7 infractions

    • 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
      • FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. THE DISPLAY COOLERS IN THE 1ST FLOOR KIOSK HAVE NOT BEEN TURNED ON. MUST MAINTAIN ALL COOLERS BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 75 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE RADIATOR AND AGAINST THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE PREP AREA AND HALLWAY BETWEEN THE PREP AREAS, DRY STORAGE CLOSET AND ROOM WHERE DISHWASHING MACHINE WAS PREVIOUSLY LCOATED, UNDER THE PREP COUNTER IN THE GRILL AREA, UNDER THE STEAM TABLE AND SALAD BAR ALONG THE SERVICE LINE, ISLAND SERVICE AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
      • MUST INVERT ALL SINGLE USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES UP TO PREVENT AGAINST CONTAMINATION BY HANDS.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: PREP TABLE DRAWERS, SINKS THROUGHOUT, AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE FLOOR ESPECIALLY IN THE GRILL AREA.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT THE ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINES IN THE KIOSK AND 2ND FLOOR AREAS.
  4. License

    9 infractions

    • 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
      • FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. THE DISPLAY COOLERS IN THE 1ST FLOOR KIOSK HAVE NOT BEEN TURNED ON. MUST MAINTAIN ALL COOLERS BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PREP AREA IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO THE HANDWASHING SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 75 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE RADIATOR AND AGAINST THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE PREP AREA AND HALLWAY BETWEEN THE PREP AREAS, DRY STORAGE CLOSET AND ROOM WHERE DISHWASHING MACHINE WAS PREVIOUSLY LCOATED, UNDER THE PREP COUNTER IN THE GRILL AREA, UNDER THE STEAM TABLE AND SALAD BAR ALONG THE SERVICE LINE, ISLAND SERVICE AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
    • 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
      • MUST INVERT ALL SINGLE USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES UP TO PREVENT AGAINST CONTAMINATION BY HANDS.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: PREP TABLE DRAWERS, SINKS THROUGHOUT, AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • SEAL THE OPENING IN THE FLOOR OF THE OLD DISHROOM WHERE THE DISHMACHINE WAS PREVIOUSLY LOCATED. CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE FLOOR ESPECIALLY IN THE GRILL AREA. REMOVE DEAD INSECTS FROM THE FLOOR.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR THE HOT WATER HANDLE FOR THE MOP SINK. PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT THE ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINES IN THE KIOSK AND 2ND FLOOR AREAS.

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