Eli Tea Bar

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Jan 24, 2025 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

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   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to clean and reorganize basement storage area. Must remove unnecessary articles and unused equipment to prevent pest harborage.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: Some food handlers with expired food handler training certificate. Instructed to provide current certificate for each employee. New employees have 30 days from hire to obtain proof of food handler’s training certificate.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: (1) certified food manager without an allergen training certificate. Instructed management, any person with city of chicago food service sanitation certificate to comply with allergen training certification.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

2. Jan 8, 2024 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

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   • CriticalFood handling

     Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain interior surfaces of ice machine with minimal calcium build-up.

     Official wording (code 16)

     Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

   • GeneralFood temperature

     Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to provide thermometer visible inside all prep and reach-in coolers.

     Official wording (code 36)

     Thermometers provided & accurate

   • GeneralFood handling

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

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to properly label food storage containers (brown sugar, white sugar etc) identified with common name.

     Official wording (code 37)

     Food properly labeled; original container

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to rodent proof bottom of front door, rear exit door and in basement door to prevent pest entry.

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralFood handling

     In-use utensils weren’t stored properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed ice scoop stored inside ice machine. Instructed to properly store in a separate container to prevent contamination.

     Official wording (code 43)

     In-use utensils: properly stored

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: Backflow preventer device not located at the mopsink faucet. Instructed to install so that it can be located to be serviced and maintained.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed small leak at the bottom of grease box underneath 3 compartment sink. Instructed to repair or replace.

     Official wording (code 52)

     Sewage & waste water properly disposed

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

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

     Inspector’s note: (2) toilet room doors must be self closing. Instructed to install self closing device.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all corners in food prep/dishwashing area and in basement storage area. Food and non food items must be stored 6" off the floor for easy access on cleaning.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: Food handlers with no proof of food handler training certificate. Instructed to provide certificate for each employee.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Found no approved allergen training certificate available. Instructed any person with city of chicago food service sanitation certificate to comply with allergen training certification.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

3. Jan 5, 2023 Conditional

   Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions

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   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed three holes in the ceiling in the basement. Instructed the person in charge smoothly to seal holes and maintain them in good repair.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no certified food managers certificate posted. The premises serves tcs foods: milk, cooked rice, etc. Instructed the person in charge they must provide and maintain post certificates visible to customers. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-012. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 2)

     City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

4. Apr 28, 2022 Pass

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

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   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: 6-202.15 observed 1/2 inch gap at front entrance door sweep. Instructed manager must rodent proof said door.

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: 5-204.12 backflow prevention device not located at mop sink. Instructed manager must provide and make visible a backflow prevention device for the mop sink.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: 6-501.114 observed cluttered throughout the basement floor. Instructed manager must elevate all items off the floor or remove them.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

5. Apr 21, 2022 Fail

   Canvass · Fail

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   • CriticalManagement & training

     Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

     Inspector’s note: There is no employee health policy on premise at this time. Must provide. Priority foundation 7-38-010.

     Official wording (code 3)

     Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

   • CriticalManagement & training

     No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.

     Inspector’s note: There is no vomit and diarrhea procedure or clean-up items on-premise. Must provide necessary items. Priority foundation 7-38-005.

     Official wording (code 5)

     Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Cold food was held above a safe temperature.

     Inspector’s note: Found tcs food milk held at improper temperature at 48 f inside milk three-door cooler and samosa held at 61.5 f on top of three-door cooler. Instructed manager tcs foods must be held at 41.0 f or below if held cold. All said out of temperature tcs foods are voluntarily discarded at this time. Priority violation 7-38-005

     Official wording (code 22)

     Proper cold holding temperatures

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Not enough equipment, or the wrong method, to cool and hold food at safe temperatures.

     Inspector’s note: Observed prep three-door cooler not maintained, ambient temperature at 45.0 f, found milk inside said cooler. Instructed manager three-door milk cooler must be repaired. The ambient air temperature must be 41.0 f or below. Priority violation 7-38-005.

     Official wording (code 33)

     Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: There are no pest logbook on-premises. Instructed manager must provide a pest control logbook from a licensed illinois pest control operator on-premise by the day of re-inspection. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(c)

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed 1/2 inch gap at front entrance door sweep. Instructed manager must rodent proof said door.

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: Backflow prevention device not located at mop sink. Instructed manager must provide and make visible a backflow prevention device for the mop sink.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed basement floor cluttered throughout. Instructed manager must elevate all items off the floor or remove them.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no city of chicago certified food service manager on-premises while tcs foods-milk is being prepared and served. Instructed above to operate with a city of chicago certified food manager at all times tcs foods milk is being prepared and served. Also, the person in charge must have a city of chicago certificate by the next inspection (upon being inspected) priority foundation violation 7-38-012. Citation issued

     Official wording (code 2)

     City of chicago food service sanitation certificate