Public record information on Chicago Health Inspections for Tropical Smoothie Cafe located at 6448 N Sheridan Rd.


TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

6448 N SHERIDAN RD , CHICAGO, IL, 60626


Inspection ID: 2593431. Canvass Re-Inspection performed on 04/25/2024, resulted in a 'Pass', Risk 2 (Medium).

Violations:
55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.12 EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER, BEHIND AND ALONG BASEBOARD WALL THROUGHOUT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Inspection ID: 2592933. Canvass performed on 04/17/2024, resulted in a 'Fail', Risk 2 (Medium).

Violations:
16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: WE OBSERVED ICE/FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE STANDING ICE BIN AT SMOOTHIES PREP/SERVING AREA. WE OBSERVED BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE FROM WHITE RACK.ICE CUBES HAD BLACK PARTICLES ON IT. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF ICE BIN THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. | 43. IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER BETWEEN USE. - | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES TO STORE REPACKED FOOD IN CONTAINERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: SOMECOLORED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS,MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER, BEHIND AND ALONG BASEBOARD WALL THROUGHOUT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Inspection ID: 2546259. License performed on 01/07/2022, resulted in a 'Pass', Risk 2 (Medium).

Violations:
37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME. | 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: NOTED A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND THE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AT THE FRONT PREP AREA; HOWEVER, THE SPLASH GUARD IS NOT TALL ENOUGH TO PREVENT WATER SPLASHING ON THE PREP TABLE FROM THE HAND SINK DURING HAND WASHING TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION (SHORT). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD (TALLER)THAT CAN PREVENT CONTAMINATION. | 45. SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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