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TRAILITAS

5940 W DIVERSEY AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60639 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

TRAILITAS has been inspected 4 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since October 3, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 9, 2024, found no infractions.

2 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 source, labelling and allergens, Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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 source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 6, 2023. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 6, 2023. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • 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 October 27, 2023. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • 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 October 27, 2023. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • 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 16 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 6, 2023. For example: PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

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

    12 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • 3-302.12: OBSERVED RICE AND SUGAR IN CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD, CONDIMENTS AND SPICES NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS SHALL BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-101.19: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS LINER ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AS LINER, ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-501.12: OBSERVED THREE STAINED WHITE CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA(ON TWO DOOR COOLER, PREP TABLE AND IN FRONT OF FLAT TOP GRILL). INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED BLACK STAINS ON GASKET OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GASKETS OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT AND MAINTAIN. PREP TABLES HOLDING BOTH GRILLS HAVE BLACK GREASY BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • 5-204.12: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT CAN BE EASILY LOCATED AND SERVICED.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • 5-205.15: OBSERVED DRAIN PIPE OF HANDWASHING SINK WITH NO AIR GAP LEADING TO FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AIR GAP LEADING TO FLOOR DRAIN AND DRAIN PIPE OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FAUCET IN WASHROOM.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • 6-501.18: OBSERVED SOILED INTERIOR OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.12: OBSERVED DIRT AND SPILLAGE ON WALLS AND FLOORS BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK AND FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.11: OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN WALL IN FRONT PREP NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK AND UNSEALED WOODEN PLANKS BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AND UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT BASE OF WALL. INSTRUCTED WALLS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN WHITE DOOR SEPARATING THE FRONT PREP FROM DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE WHITE DOOR SMOOTH FOR EASE CLEANABILITY.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.11: OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON WALL NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT AND REPAINT SAID AREA. OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR IN FRONT OF REAR EXIT AND DAMAGED WALL NEXT TO REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR FLOOR AND WALL FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED MISSING COVER ON OUTLET NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OUTLET COVER. OBSERVED SPACE AROUND EXTERIOR OF WASHBOWL OF HANDWASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL SPACE BETWEEN WASHBOWL AND COUNTER OF HANDWASHING SINK.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.114: OBSERVED TWO BLACK GRILLS IN REAR OUTDOOR DINING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GRILLS FROM PREMISES. OBSERVED WOOD AND ROOFING MATERIALS IN OUTDOOR REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE WOOD AND ROOFING MATERIALS FROM REAR OF FACILITY.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON EXTERIOR OF CEILING VENT COVER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  3. License

    14 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN DISHWASHING AREA AND WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO POST HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • OBSERVED RICE AND SUGAR IN CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD, CONDIMENTS AND SPICES NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS SHALL BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 4O MOUSE DROPPINGS IN FACILITY, IN WASHROOM UNDERNEATH SINK, NEXT TO HOT WATER TANK AND BEHIND GREASE TRAP OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE MOUSE ACTIVITY, REMOVE MOUSE DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A)
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS LINER ON GRILL, PREP TABLE AND EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AS LINER, ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED THREE STAINED WHITE CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA(ON TWO DOOR COOLER, PREP TABLE AND IN FRONT OF FLAT TOP GRILL). INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED BLACK STAINS ON GASKET OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GASKETS OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT AND MAINTAIN. PREP TABLES HOLDING BOTH GRILLS HAVE BLACK GREASY BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT CAN BE EASILY LOCATED AND SERVICED.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED DRAIN PIPE OF HANDWASHING SINK WITH NO AIR GAP LEADING TO FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AIR GAP LEADING TO FLOOR DRAIN AND DRAIN PIPE OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FAUCET IN WASHROOM.
    • 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
      • OBSERVED WASTE WATER LEAKING FROM GREASE TRAP ON TO FLOOR WHEN ONE COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS FILLED AND THEN DRAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/REPAIR GREASE TRAP FOR PROPER WASTE WATER DRAINAGE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED SOILED INTERIOR OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DIRT AND SPILLAGE ON WALLS AND FLOORS BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK AND FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AT BASE OF WALLS IN DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SOILED WASHROOM FLOOR AND DIRT AND DEBRIS IN CORNERS OF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN WALL IN FRONT PREP NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK AND UNSEALED WOODEN PLANKS BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AND UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT BASE OF WALL. INSTRUCTED WALLS SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON WALL NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT AND REPAINT SAID AREA. OBSERVED HOLE AROUND PIPE IN CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA AND DAMAGED CEILING ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL HOLE AND SMOOTHLY REPAIR CEILING FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR IN FRONT OF REAR EXIT AND DAMAGED WALL NEXT TO REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR FLOOR AND WALL FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED MISSING COVER ON OUTLET NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OUTLET COVER. OBSERVED SPACE AROUND EXTERIOR OF WASHBOWL OF HANDWASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL SPACE BETWEEN WASHBOWL AND COUNTER OF HANDWASHING SINK.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED DUST ON EXTERIOR OF CEILING VENT COVER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  4. License

    0 infractions

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