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NISEI LOUNGE

3439 N SHEFFIELD AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657 · Restaurant (Liquor)

Inspection summary

NISEI LOUNGE has been inspected once by Chicago Department of Public Health, on August 12, 2016. The most recent inspection, on August 12, 2016, recorded 12 infractions.

No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests, Protecting food from contamination and Chemicals and toxic substances.

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.

  • 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 on August 12, 2016. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • 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, 2016. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded once on August 12, 2016. For example: DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

  • 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 once on August 12, 2016. For example: APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

  • 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 4 times on August 12, 2016. 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.

1 inspection

  1. Canvass

    12 infractions

    • 10. SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW
      • EAST SIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND THE BAR WITH ATTACHED HOSE. MUST REMOVE TO PREVENT BACK SIPHONGE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • BLACK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ICE BIN. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. GLASSWARE AND BEER STORED UNDER THE SEWER LINES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. MUST NOT STORE ANY BEVERAGE CONTACT OR BEVERAGES UNDER SEWAGE LINES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATLY 20 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE BAR AND DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE FLY ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VILATION 7-38-020.NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA WITH BAGS OF GARBAGE ON THE GROUND AND OTHER DEBRIS. MUST REMOVE ALL GARBAGE FROM SURROUNDING GROUNDS AT OUTDOOR WASTE CONTAINERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. NO CITATION.
    • 22. DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK
      • NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.NO CITATION.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • FAR EAST SIDE BAR TOP IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING AND REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST REPAIR TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT, BEHIND BAR, THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND WASHROOMS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FLOORS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT, DINING ROOM, BAR, WASHROOM WITH MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES, EXPOSED RAW WOOD. MUST REPLACE.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • WALLS IN THE DINING ROOM, GAME AREA, ALONG BASEBOARD IN THE MENS ROOMS FOUND DAMAGED WITH HOLES. MUST SEAL AND REPAIR TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR. SLOW DRAIN AT THE MENS WASHROOM WASHBOWL. MUST REPAIR. NO UTILITY MOP SINK ON SITE. MUST INSTALL. MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK BEHIND THE BAR WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. MUST INSTALL A DUMP SINK FOR WASTE BEHIND BAR. OLD UNUSED SODA GUN HOLDERS FOUND DIRTY WITH FRUIT FLIES. MUST REMOVE. SODA GUN HOLDER BEING USED FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR OF THE WEST SIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DIRTY/STAINED WITH WHITE SUBSTANCE. MUST CLEAN/REMOVE.
    • 39. LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED
      • DIRTY LINEN OBSERVED HANGING ON THE LEGS OF INVERTED BAR STOOLS TO DRY. MUST PROPERLY STORE DIRTY LINEN.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING AND ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • ICE SCOOPS THROUGHOUT THE BAR MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

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