Food Safety Report: Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.

4761 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, 60625 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jan 15, 2025
23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed refrigerated, tcs foods prepared on site to be past the allowable 7 day use by date in the walk in cooler and prep coolers. The facility retail food license was suspended on 01/06/2025. Still prepared, refrigerated tcs foods on site. Instructed manager to discard. The maximum allowable use by date may not exceed 7 days, with the first day of preparation counting as day 1. Management voluntarily discarded hummus, cooked vegetables, cooked lamb, cooked potatoes, cooked spinach and cut lettuce and tomatoes, sliced feta cheese,tzaki sauce with a total approximate weight of 50 lbs and a value of $500. 00. Priority violation, 7-38-005.

28. Toxic substances properly identified, stored, & used
- comments: observed improperly applied pesticides. Heavily applied advion pesticide and drione dusts on floors behind under and around sinks and equipment at bar areas. Pest control technician must properly apply all pesticides in a safe and sanitary manner, according to label instructions (crack and crevice application) and maintain as required. Priority violation 7-38-015.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: 6-501. 112-sighted dead cockroaches. Instructed to completely remove all dead cockroaches from the bar area, kitchen prep areas and basement.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: we continue to observe evidence of live cockroach activity on the premises. Observed 10 live cockroaches in various areas of the premises on walls and in cracks crevices on door frame adjacent to the bar area and on floor at the bottom of the staircase leading to basement and on floor next to the soda syrup storage rack and around the west brick columns and on the east wall behind the storage rack adjacent to the ice maker in basement area and in kitchen prep area floor. Instructed to thoroughly clean and sanitize all surfaces and equipment. Instructed to remove all evidence of pest activity from all affected areas. Additional pest control service is needed to eliminate the pest activity. Priority violation 7-38-020(a).

44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: 4-903. 11 (a;b;d)--single service items stored under waste water pipes in basement. Must remove from under waste water pipes or install barrier to prevent contamination from potential leaks.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: 4-101. 19--observed rust on the wire storage racks in the walk-in coolers. Instructed to remove rust and repaint or replace the shelves and maintain.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: 4-602. 13--instructed to detail clean the cooking equipments with food debris, spillage and accumulated grease. Following not clean: interior and exterior of equipment throughout, grease trap, prep tables, storage shelfs, food storage containers, interior and exterior of the coolers, steam table, and oven and deep fryer, bar guns and housing attached at bar including water spillage and spilled debris in basement area near the ice maker. Clean and maintain all, keep floors dry.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-201. 11--observed excessive grease build-up on the floors under and around all the cooking equipments in the prep areas and behind the bar area and beverage service station and dry storage rooms,basement storage areas throughout the premises. Must clean and maintain floors through-out. Smoothly seal all cracks and crevices openings in bar areas.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 114--instructed to detail clean and organize prep area and bar areas and remove unnecessary articles and basement storage areas due to potential pest harborage and elevate stock items/liquor bottles in bar area off the floor at least 6" inches to facilitate cleaning.

Source: chicago.gov