FINEST FOOD & SUBS

Mar 7, 2025

5 violations

Key Violations:

1|PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.;;2|CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: FOUND CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH EXPIRED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, BEEF, SALAD ETC) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CURRENT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES THAT TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOOD ARE BEING HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-101.19 INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE PLASTIC SODA CRATES OR MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT. MUST USE PROPER RAISED SHELVES 6" OF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING AND TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.16 INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLES ON WALL AROUND REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FLOOR UNDERNEATH 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Feb 26, 2025

2 violations

Key Violations:

47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-101.19 INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE PLASTIC SODA CRATES OR MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT. MUST USE PROPER RAISED SHELVES 6" OF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING AND TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.16 INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLES ON WALL AROUND REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA

Feb 19, 2025

4 violations

Key Violations:

47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE PLASTIC SODA CRATES OR MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT. MUST USE PROPER RAISED SHELVES 6" OF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING AND TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.;;53|TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER INSIDE THE WASHROOM.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLES ON WALL AROUND REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA.;;60|PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2590704 ISSUED ON 03-08-2024 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED #36 - INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER IN DELI PREP AREA AND IN REAR REACH-IN COOLER. #47 - INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AROUND 2 DOOR PREP COOLER IN DELI PREP AREA. #48 - INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. #49 - INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, HAND SINK AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF PREP COOLER IN DELI PREP AREA, DELI DISPLAY COOLER AND REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. Jun 8, 2024 #54 - OBSERVED LEAVES AND DEBRIS ON GROUND UNDER AND AROUND/BEHIND GARBAGE DUMPSTER IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #55 - INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLUTTER (BOXES, UNUSED ITEMS ETC) IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND IN FURNACE/MOP CLOSET TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. #55 - INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS, UNDER AND AROUND DISPLAY COOLERS, DELI COOLER, REACH-IN COOLER, FLOORS UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. #55 - INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN LIGHTSHIELDS WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ABOVE FRONT DISPLAY AREA. #57 - FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.

Mar 8, 2024

12 violations

Key Violations:

|FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED LEAVES AND DEBRIS ON GROUND UNDER AND AROUND GARBAGE DUMPSTER IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;|TEST STRIPS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.;;36|THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER IN DELI PREP AREA AND IN REAR REACH-IN COOLER.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AROUND 2 DOOR PREP COOLER IN DELI PREP AREA.;;48|WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, HAND SINK AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF PREP COOLER IN DELI PREP AREA, DELI DISPLAY COOLER AND REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.;;54|GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS, UNDER AND AROUND DISPLAY COOLERS, DELI COOLER, REACH-IN COOLER, FLOORS UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN LIGHTSHIELDS WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ABOVE FRONT DISPLAY AREA.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLUTTER (BOXES, UNUSED ITEMS ETC) IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND IN FURNACE/MOP CLOSET TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE REAR STORAGE AREA.;;57|ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.

Aug 28, 2023

5 violations

Key Violations:

36|THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED IN THE GRAB-AND-GO DISPLAY COOLER IN THE FRONT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AND MAINTAIN.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP SCRATCHES AND STAINS ON MULTIPLE PREP SURFACES IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RESURFACE/REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED FOIL USED AS LINER ON SHELVING UNITS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD FROM SHELVING UNITS AND MAINTAIN. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP ON FLOORS AND IN CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN ALL CORNERS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTAIN THEM.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MULTIPLE MISSING CEILING PANELS IN THE REAR PREP AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR CEILING PANELS AND MAINTAIN.

Oct 27, 2020

0 violations

Oct 20, 2020

2 violations

Key Violations:

55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST CLEAN.;;60|PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: FOUND PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECETED FROM REPORT DATED 11-25-19 INSPECTION # 2352223. VIOALTION 51. OBSERVED NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON COFFEE MACHINE WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-42-090. MUST PROVIDE.

Nov 25, 2019

11 violations

Key Violations:

|KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON COFFEE MACHINE WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.;;10|ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED COFFEE STATION/NACHO AREA WITHOUT AN ACCESSIBLE HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE TO COFFEE STATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.;;16|FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED MINERAL BUILD UP INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.;;3|MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE;;36|THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED CLUTTER IN FURNACE ROOM IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE ICE MACHINE IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.;;57|ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CURRENT EMPLOYEES.;;61|SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC - Comments: OBSERVED NO VISIBLE SUMMARY REPORT POSTED FROM INSPECTION DATE 12/18/18- REPORT #2243637. INSTRUCTED TO POST CURRENT SUMMARY REPORT THAT IS VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.

Dec 18, 2018

6 violations

Key Violations:

|KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY;;3|MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED NO 2018 LOG BOOK WITH NO CURRENT CONTRACT, CURRENT LICENSE OR CURRENT 2018 PEST CONTROL SERVICE. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND PROVIDE UPDATED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK CONTAINING CURRENT 2018 CONTRACT, UP TO DATE 2018 LICENSE AND RECENT PEST CONTROL SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (C) LICENSED PEST CONTROL SERVICE ARRIVED DURING INSPECTION WITH PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: SEE VIOLATION 59;;5|PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE INCLUDING THE CHEMICALS NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED;;59|PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: OBSERVED THAT PREVIOUS VIOLATION #38 FROM REPORT # 2243367 DATED 12/11/18 NOT CORRECTED:15 MOUSE DROPPINGS OBSERVED TO BE LOCATED UNDER AND BEHIND FRONT DISPLAY AREAS.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND HAVE PREMISES TREATED. UPGRADED TO PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-42-090. ALL DROPPINGS WERE CLEANED AND ALL AFFECTED AREAS WERE SANITIZED WITH 100 PPM OF CLORINE BLEACH SOLUTION DURING INSPECTION.

Dec 11, 2018

1 violations

Key Violations:

38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-501.111 NOTED OVER 15 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALL OF THE DISPLAY AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. MUST ELIMINATE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST PROBLEM. MUST ALSO UPDATE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A)