Food Safety Report: Amber Agave, 1310 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60622 Illinois, United States

Report date: Oct 2, 2025
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: pic doesn't have a certified food managers certificate must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-012)(cos)

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no certified food manager on duty while tcs foods are being prepared,handled and served,pastries,coffee,mushrooms,slaw,etc,must be on site at all times. Manager arrived on site at 10:57 a. M. (priority foundation 7-38-012)(citation issued)(cos)

8. Hands clean & properly washed
- comments: observed poor hygienic practices by female food handler put on a hairnet and then handled utensil. Also had on plastic gloves and placed utensils inside of sanitizer at 3- compartment sink and placed in dish rack changed gloves and again was on cell phone and handled food and utensil without washing hands after every possible contamination. (priority 7-38-010)(cos)(citation issued)

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: observed inadequate food protection during storage observed an active leak of dirty looking water dripping and splashing from ceilings in rear food storage area with a pot and a plastic bucket on upper storage shelf above packaged food items and boxed food items stored below and a plastic red bucket in middle of floor in same area to catch water. Instructed to remove food items from shelving units and store in a proper manner. Repair leak and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-005)(citation issued)

46. Gloves used properly
- comments: improper usage of plastic gloves by food handler.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must clean debris build up on interior panel of ice machine,prep tables.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must repair or replace damaged ceiling & floor tiles in mopsink closet,damaged ceiling tile in rear prep area in front of oven.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean grease and food debris build up from floor under,around,along wall bases of cooking equipment and prep tables and floor drain at 3- compartment sink.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must elevate,remove and organize articles off of floor and away from walls in rear storage area.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations from report #2619426 6/20/25 not corrected- #44 4-903. 11 (a; b; d): must invert multi-use utensils on shelving units throughout. #49-4-601. 11(c): must clean excessive grease and food debris build up from legs and wheel bases of cooking equipment and coolers, interior & exterior of fryers #55 6-201. 11: must clean excessive grease from walls in walk-in cooler. #55 6-201. 13 i: must repair or replace damaged and broken floor tiles in rear prep area. #56 6-501. 14: must clean debris build up from filters at both hoods of cooking equipment. #56- 6-202. 11: must replace burnt-out lights at hood of cooking equipment. (priority foundation 7-42-090)(citation issued)

Source: chicago.gov