Chicago Excel Academy of Englewood

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

Inspector’s note: Observed the rubber gaskets at the three door cooler doors in poor repair; instructed to reattach gaskets where needed.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed floor sinking in front of cold holding unit. Floor tiles loosen when floor mat is on top.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Lower surface on the interior of the microwave in the dining area with spills/food debris. Instructed to clean and maintain microwave.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: The base of the faucet above the sanitation compartment on the 3-compartment sink leaks. Instructed to fix leak and maintain good plumbing.

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

Inspector’s note: The student and staff women's toilet room trash receptacle had no lid. Instructed to provide toilet rooms with trash receptacles that have covers/lids. Maintain same.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Broken/damaged floor tiles in the kitchen prep area. Instructed to replace and maintain floor tiles. Floors must be smooth and easily cleanable. -windows in the dining/cafeteria area open and the screens are damaged and/or missing. Instructed to provide/replace screens and maintain in good repair.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Mop stored in a bucket of dirty water. Instructed to store hanging up for proper air drying.

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

Inspector’s note: 5-501.17 observed no receptacle with a lid in the employee toilet room in the food prep area and on the second floor girls' toilet room. Instructed to provide and maintain receptacles with lids in the said locations for disposal of feminine products and maintain.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed a small hole at the bottom of the wooden wall in the rear food storage area closest to the cafeteria. Instructed to seal all the openings in the said wall and maintain.

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

Inspector’s note: 5-501.17 observed no receptacle with a lid in the employee toilet room in the food prep area and on the second floor girls' toilet room. Instructed to provide and maintain receptacles with lids in the said locations for disposal of feminine products and maintain.

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

Inspector’s note: Observed evidence of pest activity. Observed about 60-75 mice droppings throughout the food prep area and facility. Evidence of mice droppings were observed in the food prep area under the metal prep equipment next to the three compartment sink with the sprayer head, under the food prep table on the shelving unit, in the lower compartment of the display unit with cold holding items and the hot holding units on the serving line, on the table where heartland screen is elevated at the end of the serving line, in front and behind the lower compartment of the deep frying unit, on the floor in the toilet room in the food prep area, in the hallway under the shelving units where tableware (plates) are stored and inside of the wooden compartments, on the floor in the food service manager office, and on the floor inside of the mop sink closet. Instructed to eliminate pest activity, clean and…

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

Inspector’s note: Observed no receptacle with a lid in the employee toilet room in the food prep area and on the second floor girls' toilet room. Instructed to provide and maintain receptacles with lids in the said locations for disposal of feminine products and maintain.

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

Inspector’s note: Must provide and maintain a garbage can with a lid in the kitchen staff washroom as required.

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

Inspector’s note: Observed 15 mice droppings scattered on the floor in the rear paper good and pots & pans storage area(2-door cooler). Also noted a small hole in the wall where most of the droppings were found. Noted 20 mice droppings scatterd on the floor in the dry goods & can goods storage room. Instructed pic to remove and detail clean affected areas. Priority foundation violation #7-38-020(a).

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must clean the interior of the 2 door cooler in the rear to remove spills.

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

Inspector’s note: Must provide and maintain a garbage can with a lid in the kitchen staff washroom as required.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Floors need detail cleaning in the storage areas for the kitchen.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM HOT & COLD HOLDING UNITS LOWER SHELVES,PREP TABLES.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 5-205.15 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-501.114 Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE BOXES OFF OF FLOOR IN PAPER GOOD STORAGE AREA.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-501.13 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN PREP AREA ALONG WALL BASES.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM FLOOR AND KEEP DRY FROM BUCKET OVERFLOWING FROM LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Violation Codes: 6-201.16 Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN PREP AREA.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Inspector Comments: Violation Codes: 6-202.11 Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN PREP AREA.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM HOT & COLD HOLDING UNITS LOWER SHELVES,PREP TABLES.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Violation Codes: 5-205.15 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Violation Codes: 6-201.16 Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN PREP AREA.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Violation Codes: 6-501.13 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN PREP AREA ALONG WALL BASES.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM FLOOR AND KEEP DRY FROM BUCKET OVERFLOWING FROM LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Violation Codes: 6-501.114 Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE BOXES OFF OF FLOOR IN PAPER GOOD STORAGE AREA.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Violation Codes: 6-202.11 Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN PREP AREA.

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

Inspector’s note: Observed evidence of appx. 40 or more mice droppings on floor,on top of equipment and in side of boxed cereal & nutri grain bars in dry food storage area.must remove droppings.clean and sanitize areas. Recommended to have a pest control operator to service premises on or after 9/25/20.(priority foundation 7-38-020(a)

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must clean debris build up from hot & cold holding units lower shelves,prep tables.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Must repair or replace leaky pipe underneath hand sink in prep area.

Garbage wasn’t handled or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Observed outside garbage dumpster lid misssing.must replace missing lid to be tight fitting.(priority foundation 7-38-020(b)

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must scrape and paint peeling paint on ceiling in prep area.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must clean debris build up from floor in prep area along wall bases.must remove water from floor and keep dry from bucket overflowing from leaky pipe at hand sink in prep area.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must elevate boxes off of floor in paper good storage area.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Must replace burnt out light in prep area.

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

Inspector’s note: Observed windows in the dining area without screens and with 2 screens with holes in them. Instructed to repair, provide and maintain

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

Inspector’s note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE 2 DRY STORAGE AREAS AND BEHIND THE OVEN. PREMISES SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE OF PESTS AND RODENTS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a)

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

Inspector’s note: Observed windows in the dining area without screens and with 2 screens with holes in them. Instructed to repair, provide and maintain

A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

Inspector’s note: Continued non compliance for violation 51 observed missing faucet knobs at the faucets of two hand sinks in the girls washroom on the first floor; replace knobs at both sinks. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed peeling and cracked paint on the ceilings of the boys and girls washrooms on the second floor; instructed to remove and repaint where needed.

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

Inspector’s note: Cold water faucet handle at exposed handsink difficult to turn on and off. Instd to repair and maintain.

Adequate number, convenient, accessible, properly designed and installed

Inspector’s note: Noted towel dispensers on 1st and 2nd floor girl and boys restroom need repair. Serious violation 7-38-030

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

Inspector’s note: Service line cooler needs cleaning.

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

Inspector’s note: Floor under 3-compartment sink needs cleaning in kitchen.

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

Inspector’s note: Noted spills inside coolers. Must clean.

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

Inspector’s note: Noted floors dirty along the wall base and in corners in the kitchen and in the dry storage room. Must clean to remove debris.

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

Inspector’s note: Detail clean floors throughout all storage rooms and closets along all wall bases, in corners, underneath and behind all heavy equipment. All articles and items must be stored elevated in all storage rooms and closets 6 inches off floors and away from walls where space allows.

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

Inspector’s note: The ceiling tiles in the small room off the kitchen by the managers office is water stained. Instructed to replace tiles or paint them.

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

Inspector’s note: Need to provied a backflow preventer to the faucet at the utility/ mop sink located on the first floor.

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

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

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

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

Inspector’s note: Detail clean floors throughout all storage rooms and closets along all wall bases, in corners, underneath and behind all heavy equipment. All articles and items must be stored elevated in all storage rooms and closets 6 inches off floors and away from walls where space allows.

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

Inspector’s note: Repair left lower section of exit door in gym. Seal all openings around pipe fittings in walls above toilets in student washrooms.

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

Inspector’s note: Eliminate clutter in all storage rooms and janitor's closets. All articles and items must be stored elevated in all storage rooms and closets 6 inches off floors and away from walls where space allows to eliminate pest harborage areas.