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Restaurant: Park 52
Address: 5201 S Harper, Chicago, IL 60615
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 9
Last inspection: Mar 22, 2012

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100

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FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENT INFESTATION ON SITE AT THIS TIME. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 400-425 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES. FOUND DROPPINGS LOCATED ON SHELVES IN WAIT STATION AREA,ON SHELVES BEHIND THE BAR,UNDER STAIRS LEADING TO THE MEZZANINE,BEHIND THE 1ST FLOOR COOK LINE,IN BASEMENT ELECTRICAL ROOM ADJACENT TO PREP AREA,SODA LINE AND MUSIC STORAGE ROOM ADJACENT TO PREP AREA,IN HOT WATER HEATER ROOM ADJACCENT TO PREP AREA,UNDER DISH MACHINE,IN MOP SINK CLOSET,IN DRESSING ROOMS,ON SHELVES AND ON FLOORS IN LIQUOR STORAGE ROOMS,IN BASEMENT PREP AREA UNDER SHELVES,ON TOP OF LARGE STIRRING SPOON AND WOOD CHOPPING BLOCK AND IN LARGE SHARED STORAGE ROOM ADJACENT TO PREP AREA ALONG SOUTH AND NORTH WALLS. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. ALSO NOTED OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED OPENINGS ALONG THE SIDES AND BOTTOMS OF FRONT REVOLVING DOORS AND SOUTH SIDE ENTRANCE DOOR. MUST REPAIR DOORS AND MAKE INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. ALSO NOTED LARGE PILE OF DIRT USED AS NESTING MATERIAL IN LARGE SHARED STORAGE ROOM. MUST REMOVE AND SEAL ANY OPENINGS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
FOUND HAND WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR. FOUND EXPOSED HAND BOWL IN BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH NO HOT RUNNING WATER AND LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM. ALSO NOTED BROKEN FAUCET HANDLES. MUST MAKE ALL REPAIRS AND RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE NOT RODENT PROOF. FOUND SEVERAL LARGE OPENINGS IN THE OUTSIDE RECEPATCLE LID CAUSING IT NOT TO BE PROPERLY RODENT PROOF. MUST REPLACE BROKEN/CRACKED LID. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FRYERS,PREP TABLES,SINKS AND ALL EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE ALL GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
MUST INSTALL BASEBOARDS IN SODA LINE AND MUSIC STORAGE ROOM WHERE MISSING AND REPAIR BASEBOARDS UNDER SHELVING RACKS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. ALSO FILL OPENINGS UNDER BASEBOARD IN LOCKER ROOMS. MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER DISH MACHINES,UNDER COOKLINE,UNDER SINKS,IN LOCKER ROOMS,UNDER ALL STORAGE SHELVES,IN ALL STORAGE ROOMS AND IN ALL STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS,MICE DROPPINGS AND STANDING WATER. MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND FLOORS IN LARGE SHARED STORAGE ROOM TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.
MUST REPAIR PEELING PAINT ON CEILINGS OVER HOOD IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA,IN HALLWAY LEADING TO BASEMENT PREP AREA AND IN BASEMENT PREP AREAS. MUST SEAL OPENINGS AROUND VENTILATION HOOD AND AROUND ELECTRICAL SOCKETS IN DRESSING ROOMS. ALSO REMOVE MOLD FROM WALLS IN HALLWAY LEADING TO DRESSING ROOMS AND ON INTERIOR OF DRESSING ROOMS. ONCE ALL REPAIRS MADE, PAINT WALLS AND CEILINGS AS NEEDED. MUST PAINT CEILINGS IN MOP SINK ROOM AND LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM.
MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHEILDS FOR LIGHTS OVER BOTH PREP AREAS. MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN HOT WATER HEATER ROOM AND IN HALLWAY LEADING TO EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR.
MUST INSTALL A DIPPER WELL NEAR PACKED ICE CREAM FREEZER. MUST REPAIR FAUCET AND LEAKY PIPES UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT. MUST PROVIDE A COVER FOR VENT IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE AT ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL VENTILATION IN LOCKER/DRESSING ROOMS. MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION OVER SMOKER IN BASEMENT OR PROOF THAT VENTILATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER FROM LARGE SHARED STORAGE SPACE AND BETTER ORGANIZE REMAINING ITEMS. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
SEAL RAW WOOD SHELVES IN LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM. MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVER FOR CONSUMABLE ICE BIN BEHIND BAR.

HANDWASHING FACILITIES IN GOOD REPAIR.
NO MICE ACTIVITY NOTED. ALL AFFECTED AREAS CLEAN. WORK ORDER IN PLACE FOR FRONT REVOLVING DOOR FROM CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT. DR CORT NOTIFIED AND APPROVED WORK ORDER.
OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREAS CLEAN, RODENT PROOF AND CONTAINERS COVERED.
CERTIFIED MGR CERTIFICATE AND SAME PERSON ON SITE.
ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES PAINTED. ICE BIN COVER PROVIDED.
ALL EQUIPMENT CLEAN.
FLOOR CLEAN. BASEBOARDS PROVIDED.
PEELING PAINT REMOVED. OPENINGS SEALED. WALLS AND CEILINGS PAINTED.
LIGHTSHIELDS PROVIDED.
ICE CREAM FREEZER AND SMOKER REMOVED. FAUCET AND PIPES REPAIRED. VENTS INSTALLED OVER DOOR IN LOCKERROOMS, HOWEVER NOT VENTED TO OUTSIDE. INSTD TO DO SO. DR. CORT NOTIFIED OF SAME & APPROVED ADDITIONAL TIME GIVEN TO CORRECT SAME.
CLUTTER REMOVED.
SELF CLOSING DEVICE INSTALLED.

FOUND PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 50-51 DEGREES F. MUST REPAIR SO THAT COOLER MAINTAINS 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 35 LBS OF COOKED SWEET POTATOES,CALAMARI,SLICED TOMATOES,WHITE FISH,CRAB CAKES,SALMON,TURKEY DELI MEAT,UNSALTED BUTTER,LIQUID EGGS AND CHEESE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 46-54 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOODS AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
FOUND OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. FOUND EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD UP ON GREASE RECEPTACLE LID DRIPPING ONTO GROUND. MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR OF RECEPTACLE LID AND REMOVE GREASE FROM GROUND AROUND GREASE CONTAINER. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
MUST REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS/DOOR SEALS AT PREP COOLER IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. MUST ADJUST THE SIDES AND BOTTOMS OF ALL REVOLVING DOORS AT FRONT ENTRANCE AND MUST SEAL GAP BETWEEN TWO SOUTH ENTRANCE DOORS. MUST SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS COMPLETELY. MUST PROVIDE COVER FOR ICE CHEST BEHIND BAR.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF FRYERS,GRILL AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REMOVE EXTREME FOOD AND GREASE BUILD UP. ALSO REMOVE FOIL FROM ALL EQUIPMENT.
MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS ALONG FLOOR BASES IN ALL STORAGE AREAS WHERE NEEDED. SEAL OPENINGS BETWEEN BASEBOARD AND FLOORS IN LOCKER ROOMS.
MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES IN LARGE SHARED STORAGE AREA AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS UNDER VENTILATION HOOD IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA AND PROPERLY SHIELD.
MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS THROUGHOUT.
MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION DUCT TO ROOF ABOVE SMOKER OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE DIPPER WELL NEAR PACKED ICE CREAM.

PREVIOUS VIOLATION # 32 HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME.
PREVIOUS VIOLATION # 33 HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME.
PREVIOUS VIOLATION # 34 HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME.
PREVIOUS VIOLATION # 35 HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME.
PREVIOUS VIOLATION # 36 HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME.
PREVIOUS VIOLATION # 38 HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT TIME.
PREVIOUS VIOLATION # 19 HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME.
CORRECTED.

All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.OBSERVED 20-30 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG WALLS IN UTILITY CLOSET, 15-20 MICE DROPPINGS ON SHELVES IN LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM, 30-40 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN WATER HEATER AND ELECTRICAL ROOMS, 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN SODA DISPENSER ROOM, 5 MICE DROPPINGS ON SHELVES UNDER STEAM TABLE AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS AND CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE. DELIVERY DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED 1/4' GAP ON BOTTOM LEFT DOOR. SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED H78169
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES, EQUIPMENT, ETC.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN ALL SHELVES, FRYERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN DISH WASHING AREA. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL STORAGE AREAS.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREAS.
REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON STAFF WASHROOM DOOR.
INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN ICE BIN AND EXPOSED SINK IN BAR.

DROPPINGS REMOVED IN STORAGE AND PREP AREAS.
CONTAINERS LABELED.
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES, EQUIPMENT, ETC.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN ALL SHELVES, FRYERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN DISH WASHING AREA. GROUT TILES ALONG WALLS IN WATER HEATER ROOM. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL STORAGE AREAS.
LIGHT SHIELDS REPLACED.
STAFF WASHROOM DOOR IS SELF-CLOSING.
INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN ICE BIN AND EXPOSED SINK IN BAR.

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Beer & Wine Only Full Bar Happy Hour

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