Food Safety Report: Barba Yianni Taverna, 4761 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, Il, USA.

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

Report date: Jan 10, 2025
10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: 6-301. 14--no handwashing signage at hand sink at bar area. Instructed to provide and maintain signage.

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: 3-603. 11--observed incomplete consumer advisory disclosure on the menu for raw or undercooked foods. Instructed to disclose or describe which foods can be ordered raw or undercooked and link those items to the reminder statement on the menu. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: 3-302. 12--observed bulk containers in rear kitchen prep area without a label. Instructed to provide the common name on all bulk containers to properly identify item (salt, sugar, flour etc).

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: 6-501. 111--we continue to observe evidence of live cockroach activity on the premises. Observed approximately 15 live cockroaches in various areas of the premises on walls and in cracks crevices on top of the liquor table behind the bar and underneath storage shelfs in bar areas and walls leading to the basement storage areas and on the floors underneath the rotted woods elevating the chest freezer in kitchen prep areas and on floor behind the rear oven in kitchen prep area also,on loose ceiling above the prep table. 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).

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: instructed to completely remove all dead cockroaches from the bar areas and kitchen prep areas in detail.

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. Clean and maintain all.

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 food prep areas near the walk-in-cooler and in the bar area. (instructed to remove pieces of bread on along the rafters throughout the basement 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