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NICK'S PALAPITA

4263 N MILWAUKEE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60641 · Restaurant

4 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Recent Inspection

    13 infractions

    • 8. SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME
      • NO CHEMICAL SANITIZER ON PREMISES TO SANITIZE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER SANITIZER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 9. WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE
      • NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGH-OUT PREMISES. WATER TEMPERATURE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK 65.9F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. MUST RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER TO ALL SINKS.
    • 10. SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW
      • STANDING WASTE WATER THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL STANDING WASTE WATER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
      • NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT ANY WASHBOWLS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING PREP AREA EXPOSED HAND SINKS AND EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMER WASHROOMS. 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
      • NOTED WINDOW OPEN TO OUTSIDE WITH TORN SCREEN. APPROXIMATELY 20 FLIES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS AND SCREEN ALL WINDOWS. HAVE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AND ELIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY. MUST PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • ALL COOKS LINE CUTTING BOARDS IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP, BLACKENED GROOVES. MUST REPLACE. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES/SURFACES FOUND DIRTY WITH DIRT, DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN ALL. ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT AND IN WALK-IN COOLER WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT FOOD PREP AND ATTACHED PIPING DIRTY WITH FOOD SPLATTER AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN. PEELING PAINT ON TEH WALL AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. MUST REPLACE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MEN'S WASHROOM VENTILATION NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR. BOTH WASHROOMS FIXTURES FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • ALL STORED ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE.
  3. Complaint

    14 infractions

    • 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10#S CHEESE STUFFED PEPPERS AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 123.3F. PEPPERS FOUND IN A METAL PAN TIGHTLY COVERED WITH PLASTIC WRAP ON LOWER SHELF UNDER PREP TABLE. FOOD DISCARDED. MANAGER STATES ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $10. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
    • 8. SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME
      • NO CHEMICAL SANITIZER ON PREMISES TO SANITIZE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER SANITIZER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 9. WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE
      • NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGH-OUT PREMISES. WATER TEMPERATURE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK 65.9F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. MUST RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER TO ALL SINKS.
    • 10. SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW
      • STANDING WASTE WATER THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL STANDING WASTE WATER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
      • NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT ANY WASHBOWLS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING PREP AREA EXPOSED HAND SINKS AND EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMER WASHROOMS. 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
      • NOTED WINDOW OPEN TO OUTSIDE WITH TORN SCREEN. APPROXIMATELY 20 FLIES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS AND SCREEN ALL WINDOWS. HAVE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AND ELIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY. MUST PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • ALL COOKS LINE CUTTING BOARDS IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP, BLACKENED GROOVES. MUST REPLACE. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES/SURFACES FOUND DIRTY WITH DIRT, DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN ALL. ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT AND IN WALK-IN COOLER WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT FOOD PREP AND ATTACHED PIPING DIRTY WITH FOOD SPLATTER AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN. PEELING PAINT ON TEH WALL AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. MUST REPLACE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MEN'S WASHROOM VENTILATION NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR. BOTH WASHROOMS FIXTURES FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • ALL STORED ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE.
  4. License

    0 infractions