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BLUE DOOR KITCHEN + GARDEN

52 W ELM ST
CHICAGO, IL 60610
7
Total Inspections
0%
Pass Rate
7
Failures

Inspection History

Apr 16, 2025

Result: Fail
2 violations
Key Violations:
38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED HOLES AROUND PIPING IN THE BASEMENT AREA NEAR THE FLOOR KETTLE AS WELL AS SMALL OPENING IN THE CORNERS OF THE CEILING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ANY OPENINGS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA NEAR THE DEEP FRYER WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Dec 11, 2024

Result: Fail
2 violations
Key Violations:
|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 4-301.16: OBSERVED NO PREP/DUMP SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A PREP/DUMP SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR A MINIMUM OF ONE SINK USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION, OBTAINING WATER AND DISCARDING LIQUID WASTE IS REQUIRED IN ANY PREPARATION AREA;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED

Dec 2, 2024

Result: Fail
12 violations
Key Violations:
|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED NONWORKING CEILING LIGHT IN SOUTHSIDE ALL GENDER WASHROOM ON FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE NONWORKING LIGHT IN SOUTHSIDE ALL GENDER WASHROOM ON FIRST FLOOR.;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED NO PREP/DUMP SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A PREP/DUMP SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR A MINIMUM OF ONE SINK USED FOR FOOD PREPARATION, OBTAINING WATER AND DISCARDING LIQUID WASTE IS REQUIRED IN ANY PREPARATION AREA;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM HOT WATER KNOB OF FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BAR. OBSERVED LEAKING FROM BASE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK AT BASE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN DISHWASHING AREA.;;10|ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO POST CLEARLY VISIBLE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES.;;25|CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD - Comments: OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE ON MENU STATING THAT ASTERISKED ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS ARE SERVED UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER. INSTRUCTED TO ADD DISCLOSURE TO MENU STATING THAT ASTERISKED ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS ARE SERVED UNDERCOOKED OR COOKED TO ORDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OPENING AT LEFT SIDE BASE OF REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO ALLEY. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED REDDISH BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF BOTH FLOOR DRAINS IN FRONT BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF BOTH FLOOR DRAINS IN FRONT BASEMENT PREP AREA.;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING;;57|ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR MULTIPLE FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.;;58|ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR ONE EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.

Jul 23, 2024

Result: Fail
5 violations
Key Violations:
|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET LOCATED AT THE HAND SINK IN THE FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT FEEDING AND HARBORING.;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN COOLER ON THE LOWER LEVEL DEBRIS UNDER SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE DEEP FRYERS IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA AS WELL AS A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS IN THE DRAINS IN THE REAR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.

Apr 18, 2023

Result: Fail
14 violations
Key Violations:
28|TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED - Comments: OBSERVED IN-USE COOKLINE UTENSILS STORED IN A QUAT SANITIZER CONTAINER. UTENSILS ARE NOT AIR-DRIED BEFORE USE AND MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION. TOXIC MATERIALS MUST BE STORED SO THEY CANNOT CONTAMINATE FOOD, EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, LINENS OR SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES. MANAGER REMOVED IN-USE COOKLINE UTENSILS FROM SANITIZER SOLUTION AND REPLACED WITH CLEAN AND DRY UTENSILS IN AN EMPTY CONTAINER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.;;29|COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP - Comments: OBSERVED RAW SAUSAGE IS PREPARED WITH REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING, FOUND IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. A HACCP PLAN WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN A ROP OPERATION WITHOUT A VARIENCE. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGER ON SITE. ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN DISCARDED ON SITE AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $150.00 AND AN ESTIMATED WEIGHT VALUE OF 5 POUNDS. ROP MACHINE HAS BEEN TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. FACILITY MUST REACH OUT TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO INQUIRE MORE INFORMATION AT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.;;32|VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED RAW SAUSAGE IS PREPARED WITH REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING, FOUND IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. A HACCP PLAN WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN A ROP OPERATION WITHOUT A VARIENCE. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGER ON SITE. ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN DISCARDED ON SITE AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $150.00 AND AN ESTIMATED WEIGHT VALUE OF 5 POUNDS. ROP MACHINE HAS BEEN TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. FACILITY MUST REACH OUT TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO INQUIRE MORE INFORMATION AT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG. SEE ABOVE IN VIOLATION #29 FOR PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION THAT WAS ISSUED.;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: EXTERIOR BACK EXIT DOORS HAS AN OPENING GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR WHICH ALLOWS FOR PESTS. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE: SELF-CLOSING, SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND LIMITED TO DESIGNATED USE.;;39|CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: LINENS ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ASPARAGUS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. LINENS MAY NOT BE USED IN CONTACT WITH FOODS.;;39|CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: PLASTIC CUPS AND BOWLS USED AS A SCOOP WITHOUT A HANDLE IN DRY STORAGE FOOD CONTAINERS. FACILITY MUST REPLACE WITH SCOOP THAT HAS A HANDLE.;;41|WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND PREP COUNTER. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.;;44|UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: CLEAN DISHWARE STORED ON SHELVES ON 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER SANITIZING. AFTER CLEANING AND SANITZING ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS SHALL BE AIR DRIED BEFORE USE. CLOTH DRYING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS IS NOT APPROVED.;;44|UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: OBSERVED CLEAN UTENSILS SUCH AS FORKS AND KNIVES SET OUT ON AT CUSTOMER TABLES WHICH IS NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. UTENSILS MUST BE COVERED AND/OR WRAPED CLEAN UTENSILS SHALL BE HANDLED, DISPLAYED, AND DISPENSED SO THAT FOOD AND LIP CONTACT SURFACES ARE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION.;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED GASKET HEAVILY SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS IN PREP-LINE DRAWER UNDER COOKLINE. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;53|TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: THE RESTROOM ON 2ND FLOOR AND MAIN FLOOR DOES NOT HAVE A TIGHT-FITTING AND SELF-CLOSING DOOR. ALL TOILET ROOMS LOCATED WITHIN A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT MUST BE ENCLOSED WITH A TIGHT-FITTING AND SELF-CLOSING DOOR.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: UNNECESSARY ITEMS / NONFUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOUND IN BASEMENT (NEAR EQUIPMENT STORAGE) AND 2ND FLOOR (COFFEE STATION) THE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. THIS INCLUDES EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.;;58|ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: CURRENT CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER DOES NOT HAVE A FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION. ALL CITY/PENDING CITY CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION.;;8|HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE SWITCHED FROM HANDLING DIRTY DISHES TO CLEAN DISHES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AND CHANGING GLOVES BETWEEN TASKS. FOOD EMPLOYEE MUST PRACTIVE GOOD HYGIENE BY PROPERLY WASHING HANDS WHEN CHANGING TASKS. DISCUSSED PROPER HAND WASHING WITH EMPLOYEE AND MANAGERS ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.

May 25, 2022

Result: Fail
5 violations
Key Violations:
|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTER AT ESPRESSO MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED 2 TORN GAKSETS ON "UNIT 4" REFRIGERATOR LOCATED ACROSS FROM HOT LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;53|TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED UNUSED RERRIGERATOR STORED ON OUTDOOR PATIO. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

Dec 4, 2020

Result: Fail
9 violations
Key Violations:
|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING RQUIPMENT IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN BASEMENT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.;;|TEST STRIPS - Comments: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PRIORITY FOUNDATIO VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES FOR PRODUCT ELEVATION MUST USE APPROVED SHELVING TO ALLOW FLOOR TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING LID FOR THE FRONT BAR ICE BIN. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.;;48|WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN REAR 1ST FLOOR LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM ADJACENT TO KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREA.;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING

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