1. Illinois small cities
2. Illinois smaller cities
3. Illinois
4. Chicago, IL Restaurants

Business Info

Restaurant: Tuscany Cafe
Address: 11601 W Touhy Ave, Chicago, IL 60666
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: Sep 27, 2012

Score
(the higher the better)
100

Add photo of this business × Description:

Restaurant representatives - add corrected or new information about Tuscany Cafe, 11601 W Touhy Ave, Chicago, IL 60666 »

First Name:

Last Name:

Your position at this restaurant:

E-mail (will not be displayed publicly)   

Phone: (will not be displayed publicly)

Corrected or new information:  (50-4000 characters, will be displayed publicly)

Type the code shown:

Your IP address 3.149.28.9 will be logged.

Violation descriptions and comments

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. BEHIND COFFEE MACHINE AREA UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; SHELVES IN SERVICE AREA MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOOR BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,UNDER PREP AREA UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN;FLOOR DRAIN IN PREP AREA AND BAR MUST BE CLEAN AT ALL TIMES;FLOOR IN ALL CORNERS IN BAR AREA MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALLS IN DISH AREA,AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. LIGHT FIXTURES IN PREP AREA WITH DUST ACCUMULATION MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN;BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN DISH AREA MUST BE REPLACED
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Thermometers not provided in any prep coolers in kitchen. Instructed to provided thermometers conspicuous inside all coolers.
Facilities not maintaining proper temperature. Prep cooler in kitchen internal temperature at 47.3 F while being used. Instructed that coolers must maintain 40 F or below. Critical citation issued 7-38-005(A). 'Held for Inspection' tag placed on cooler. Cooler is storing potentially hazardous foods that was moved to another cooler.
Multi use utensils not properly stored. Instructed to invert utensils to prevent contamination before use.
Cutting board attached to prep cooler not maintained. Instructed to replace worn cutting board.
Interior steamer cabinet not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
Light covers in prep area not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean.

FOR NEXT REGULAR INSPECTION
FOR NEXT REGULAR INSPECTION
FOR NEXT REGULAR INSPECTION
FOR NEXT REGULAR INSPECTION

INSTRUCTED TO RE CAULK 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISHMACHINE AREA; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL WEATHER STRIP AT THE BOTTOM OF 2 REAR DOORS
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FOLLOWINH:SHELVES FOR MULTI USE UTENSILS,SHELVES FOR HOT LINE SERVICE,SHELVES IN REAR PREP AREA
FLOORS ON CORNERS OF THE WALK IN COOLER,WALK IN FREEZER UNCLEAN MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED; FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA UNCLEAN MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; FLOOR DRAIN IN BAR AREA MUST BE FLUSHED REGULARLY
WALLS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND SINK IN BAR AREA UNCLEAN MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
LEAKING FAUCET OF HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA MUST BE FIXED

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER WITH DUST BUILD-UP ABOVE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK/PREP TABLE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
FOUND FACILITIES (SALAD PREP COOLER) WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 72F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, COOLER WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 40F. THE SAID COOLER WAS TAGGED 'HELD FOR INSPECTION' BY THE CHICAGO DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL WITH THE APPROVAL BY CDPH. WHEN COOLER IS FIXED, PLEASE FAX A REQUEST FOR RE INSPECTION AT 312-746-4240 TO PROPERLY ENSURE THE THE SAID EQUIPMENT IS REPAIRED AND THE 'HELD FOR INSPECTION' TAG CAN BE REMOVED PRIOR TO USE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 (A)
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL PREP COOLERS.---------MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FOOD CARTS.
FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE INSIDE SALAD PREP COOLER. NOTED FOOD PRODUCTS INTERNAL TEMPERATURE SUCH AS PESTO AT 68.9F, SLICED SALAMI AT 67.1F, FETA CHEESE AT 70.2F, HAM SANDWICHES AT 67.3F, SLICED TOMATOES AT 54.5F, CHICK PEAS AT 70.6F, SLICED OLIVES AT 68.7F, TIRAMISU AT 54.7F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 40F AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF ABOVE 140F. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS. TOTAL VALUE $150.00, TOTAL WEIGHT 20 LBS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 (A)
OBSERVED SOME METAL RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER WITH RUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT OR REPLACE.

OBSERVED SOME METAL RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER WITH RUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT OR REPLACE.---------MUST REPAIR AND SEAL STAINLESS STEEL COUNTER WITH GAP/OPENING BEHIND SERVICE/BAR AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL PREP COOLERS.---------MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FOOD CARTS.
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER WITH DUST BUILD-UP ABOVE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK/PREP TABLE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.

Write your review!

Your Ratings

You can rate this restaurant in different categories from 1 star (worst) to 5 stars (best) or leave category unrated

Food:
Service:
Price:
Ambience:
Cleanliness:

Your Review

Please note that defamatory statements might be against the law. As soon as you visit any website, your IP address is available to that site.

Would you recommend Tuscany Cafe to others? (optional)

Yes

  

No

Add photo of Tuscany Cafe (optional)

Add more info about the restaurant »

Takes reservations:

Yes No

Accepts credit cards:

Yes No

Parking:

Garage Private Lot Street Valet Validated

Attire:

Casual Dress Business Casual Jacket Preferred Jacket Required Jacket and Tie Required Formal Attire

Good for groups:

Yes No

Good for kids:

Yes No

Delivery:

Yes No

Take-out:

Yes No

Waiter service:

Yes No

Outdoor seating:

Yes No

Wi-Fi:

Yes No

Good for:

Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dessert Dinner Late Night

Alcohol:

Beer & Wine Only Full Bar Happy Hour

Noise level:

Quiet Average Loud

Ambience:

Casual Classy Dive-y Hipster Intimate Romantic Touristy Trendy Upscale

Has TV:

Yes No

Caters:

Yes No

Wheelchair accessible:

Yes No

Live music:

Yes No

Scenic view:

Yes No

Gluten-free friendly:

Yes No

Vegan friendly:

Yes No

Cuisines:

Afghan African American Argentinian Asian Austrian Bagels Bakery Barbecue Bolivian Brazilian Breakfast & Brunch Buffet Burgers Cajun & Creole California Caribbean Chicken Chilean Chinese Coffee Colombian Cuban Delicatessen Desserts & Ice Cream Dim Sum Diner Dominican Donuts Eastern European Ecuadorian El Salvadoran English & Irish Ethiopian & Eritrean European Fast Food Filipino Floribbean French Frozen Yogurt Gastropub German Greek Guatemalan Hawaiian Honduran Hot Dogs & Sausages Indian Indonesian International Italian Jamaican Japanese Korean Kosher Latin American Mediterranean Mexican Middle Eastern Modern American Moroccan Nicaraguan Noodle Shop Nuevo Latino Organic Pakistani Peruvian Pizza Portuguese Pub Food Puerto Rican Russian Salad Sandwiches & Subs Seafood Smoothies Soup Southern & Soul Southwestern Spanish Steakhouse Sushi Tacos Tapas Tea Teriyaki Tex-Mex Thai Turkish Uruguayan Vegetarian Venezuelan Vietnamese Wine Bar

About You

Your nickname:
I have read, and agree to the Terms of Service

Optional Verification

(additional info to increase the weight and the placement of your review and ratings)

	Log in»  |   Register - it's free and very quick!
Real Name:
Email (won't be published):
Date and time of your visit to this restaurant:
Phone number (won't be published):
	Show my IP address (3.149.28.xxx) to everybody
	Leave your signature» Clear Make my signature public

Send Review!

Recently added reviews

Name	City	Users' Rating
J J Fish & Chicken	Chicago, IL
Harolds Chicken	Chicago, IL
Adam's Ribs	Chicago, IL
Kostner Food Basket	Chicago, IL
Pete The Greek Restaurant	Chicago, IL
Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade	Chicago, IL
Mcdonalds	Chicago, IL
Ming's Chop Suey	Chicago, IL
Deborah's Place Ii	Chicago, IL
Moses Butcher Shop	Chicago, IL

1. Illinois small cities
2. Illinois smaller cities
3. Illinois
4. Chicago, IL Restaurants