Northside Grill

Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Observed damp wiping cloths stored on countertops in main prep area between uses, not held in chemical sanitizer solution. Instructed to maintain wiping cloths used for wiping counters and other equipment in an adequate chemical sanitizer solution between uses.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed maintenance tools stored above open food containers in the rear storage hallway. Instructed to relocate maintenance tools such that they do not pose risk of contamination of food or clean equipment and maintain.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed grease ventilation hood system above main cook line and rear prep area stove to be heavily-soiled with grease, dust, and other debris along interior surfaces. Instructed to maintain ventilation hood system of adequate capacity and clean ventilation hood systems at adequate freqeuncy to prevent build up of grease and other soils.

Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

Inspector’s note: Observed pots of food being stored on floor undernath storage racks in the rear prep area. Instructed the person in charge to elevate all food items six inches from floor on raised shelving units and maintain.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Observed rusty shelves in two door refrigerator in the rear prep area. Instructed the person in charge to remove rust and ensure all nonfood-contact surfaces remain smooth and easily cleanable.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed accumulated food debris on floor in the front prep area. Instructed the person in charge to detail celan floors and maintain.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Clean the interior of the 2 and 3 door prep coolers, interior of the microwave and prep table in the rear food prep area.

Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

Inspector’s note: Observed a dry food container without a label with the food item's common name. Instructed to label all foods that's not in its original packaging.

Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed two food handlers with out any effective hair restraints. Instructed to make sure all food handlers have effective hair restraints while handling food.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Observed peeling paint and damaged wooden shelves above the two-compartment sink and throughout the facility. Instructed repaint, repair and maintain all wooden shelving units so that they're smooth and easily cleanable surfaces.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Observed openings and holes along the wall bases in the electrical box storage room. Instructed to seal all openings and holes and maintain.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed grease build and food debris under the interior of the equipment, flat top grill, and interior shelves in coca-cola refrigerator in the front prep area. Instructed to clean and maintain.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed food debris, dust, and dirt on walls and on floors in the furnace room/ electrical room, and throughout the facility. Instructed to clean and maintain.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed mops in mop sink base. Instructed to install a hook up system for mops.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed two burnt out light bulbs in the front prep area and a damaged protective shield above the milk shake machine in the front prep area. Instructed to repair, replace, and maintain.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed grease build up under the ventilation hood in the rear kitchen and in the front prep area. Instructed to clean and maintain.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Observed food splatters inside of microwave at front line prep area. Must clean and maintain.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Observed water slowly draining at hand washing sink at front line prep area. Must repair draining issue at hand sink.

Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

Inspector’s note: All dry food containers with sugar, flour, salt, must be properly labeled with common name outside the containers.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Must defrost the big chest frezer underneath the front counter and the small chest freezer in the rear storage area with heavy ice acccumulated and maintain.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Must clean and re paint the wooden shelvings underneath the front counter and maintain.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: 2 door reach in cooler fan cover with dust and dirt. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Exterior of the cooking stove in the rear kitchen not clean, with food debris and food crumbs. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Ventilation in both washrooms not working. Instructed to repair and maintain.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Found a torn door gasket inside of the rear 2 door stand-up cooler across adjacent to cooking stove. Management instructed to replace the torn door gasket.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Cutting board on top of 2 door prep cooler with open seams and dark stains. Must refinish or replace damaged or stained cutting boards.

Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

Inspector’s note: No metal stem thermometer for monitoring food temperatures.must provide and maintain.priority foundation violation 7-38-005,no citation issued.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Found a torn door gasket inside of the rear 2 door stand-up cooler across adjacent to cooking stove. Management instructed to replace the torn door gasket.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Cutting board on top of 2 door prep cooler with open seams and dark stains. Must refinish or replace damaged or stained cutting boards.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean storage shelfs in kitchen prep areas to remove splashed dried up food debris and to maintain.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Slow draining hand sink at rear juice bar area.must repair and maintain.

Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to provide a covered and maintain waste receptacles inside the washrooms.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Elevate stock items and supplies in rear prep area/storage area at least 6" inches off the floor/wall for easier cleaning

Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed

Inspector’s note: All cooked potentially hazardous foods inside the walk in cooler has date but no name of the product. Instructed to put name of the product and maintain.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Raw woods underneath the front counter and shelvings and door of the dry storage closet in the rear area. Must seal or paint the raw woods.

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector’s note: Must clean the shelvings underneath the front counter and shelvings of the dry storage closet and maintain. Clean remove food debris on the bottom shelve of the 2 door reach in freezer and maintain.

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector’s note: Clean the floor inside the furnace room in the smoothie section and maintain. Missing part of the coving(baseboard)inside the women's washroom. Must installed and maintain.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector’s note: Seal big hole around the pipe underneath the exposed hand sink in the smoothie section and maintain. Clean the window sills, remove dirt and dust and maintain.

Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Slow draining of the exposed hand sink in the smoothie section. Must repair to have a well draining sink and maintain.

Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

Inspector’s note: All food stocks in the dry storage room must be stored 6" off the floor and maintain.

Food protected during storage, preparation, display, service and transportation

Inspector’s note: Interior panel of the ice maker.plastic lid of the ice maker not maintained. Brownish/orange/white moldy like substance on the surfaces touching the ice. Instructed to clean and sanitize and maintain. Ice are for human consumption serious violation 7-38-005(a).

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector’s note: Clean remove dust accumulated and debris on the floor inside the small furnace room in the juice area and maintain.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector’s note: Peeling paint on the walls by the front window on pulaski rd side. Instructed to scrape peeling paint and re paint. Must clean in detail the window sill,with dust and food crumbs and maintain.

Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded

Inspector’s note: Missing end caps to hold the plastic light shield on the light bulbs above the cooking equipment in the front cook line,must provide. Also must clean the light shield above the grill in the same area and maintain.

Food handler requirements met

Inspector’s note: Not all employee have a idph food handlers certificate. Must provide next routine inspection.

Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Must install additional prep sink (1 compartment for spraying/rinsing or 3 compartment sink for wash, rinse and sanitize) in newly added juice bar prep area. Must maintain same.

Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous

Inspector’s note: Must provide thermometer in front desert cooler. Thermometer must be towards the front of cooler, in a conspicuous spot. Must maintain same.

Previous minor violation(s) corrected 7-42-090

Inspector’s note: Found previous minor violations not corrected from report # 1723213, dated 4/19/16. Must correct the following violations: #30 Observed prepared/portioned meat in freezer without label. Observed pies and cakes in front display cooler without labels/dates. Must maintain. #32 Observed ice build up in reach in freezers in the front prep area, and also in freezer in rear prep area. Instructed to defrost all freezers, clean, sanitize and maintain. #33 Observed dust build up on fan covers inside 2 door cooler in the kitchen. Instructed to clean and maintain. #34 Observed cracked or missing floor tiles near utility sink/back door. Instructed to repair and maintain all flooring throughout. Observed food debris and dust build up under shelving in walk in cooler. Instructed to clean and maintain. #35 Found dust build up inside hood over stove in rear kitchen area. Instructed to clean and maintain

Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Must install additional prep sink (1 compartment for spraying/rinsing or 3 compartment sink for wash, rinse and sanitize) in newly added juice bar prep area. Must maintain same.

Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous

Inspector’s note: Must provide thermometer in front desert cooler. Thermometer must be towards the front of cooler, in a conspicuous spot. Must maintain same.

Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed

Inspector’s note: Observed prepared/portioned meat in freezer without label. Observed pies and cakes in front display cooler without labels/dates. Instructed to properly label all prepared/portioned foods with proper label that includes where it is made, list of ingredients and also date; potentially hazardous prepped foods with name and date prepared. Must maintain.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Observed ice build up in reach in freezers in the front prep area, and also in freezer in rear prep area. Instructed to defrost all freezers, clean, sanitize and maintain.

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector’s note: Observed dust build up on fan covers inside 2 door cooler in the kitchen. Instructed to clean and maintain.

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector’s note: Observed cracked or missing floor tiles near utility sink/back door. Instructed to repair and maintain all flooring throughout. Observed food debris and dust build up under shelving in walk in cooler. Instructed to clean and maintain.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector’s note: Found dust build up inside hood over stove in rear kitchen area. Instructed to clean and maintain same.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Raw wooden shelving above the ice machine must be painted/sealed. Must not use tin foil as liner for shelving.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector’s note: Missing wall tile at mop sink. Must replace. Peeling paint on walls in the washroom. Must remove/repair. Water damaged ceiling tiles in hallway entrance to the washroom. Must replace. Hole in wall at furnace closet. Must seal.

Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded

Inspector’s note: Must provide light shields or shatter proof bulbs for the rear prep and dry food storage areas.

Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Must install a dipper well with running water for the ice cream scoop.

Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

Inspector’s note: All unused coolers throughout rear must be removed to prevent pest harboring.

Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored

Inspector’s note: Wiping cloths in food prep areas must be stored in a clean container with a sanitizing solution.

Food handler requirements met

Inspector’s note: No idph food handler certificates on site or proof of training. Must provide food handler certificates for all employees.