Food Safety Report: Ihop # 1202, 5929 N Lincoln Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

5929 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, 60659 Illinois, United States

Report date: Oct 6, 2023
38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed three live cockroaches on the door of a temperature dish machine in the rear warewashing area. Instructed the person in charge to remove roaches, clean surfaces, and maintain premises free of pest. Recommended receiving additional pest control service. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a). Citation issued.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: observed food items stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer in the rear. Instructed the person in charge to elevate all food six inches off the floor and maintain.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed rusted storage racks in walk-in cooler and in 4-door reach-in cooler. Instructed the person in charge to remove rust and ensure nonfood-contact surfaces remain smooth and easily.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed multiple cutting boards with deep scratches and stains on prep stations throughout prep areas. Instructed the person in charge to resurface/replace cutting boards and maintain.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed grease buildup on cooking equipment, walls, surrounding floors, and shelving units in the prep areas. --- also observed an excessive amount of debris and ice buildup on the floor/walls/ceiling of the walk-in freezer. Instructed the person in charge to degrease, clean, and sanitize cooking equipment, walls, surrounding floors, and shelving units in prep areas and remove excess ice, detail clean, and maintain walk-in freezer.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed excessive rust on the wall in the walk-in cooler. Instructed the person in charge to remove rust and maintain surface. Holes in walls and ceiling in toilet room. Instd to seal same and maintain

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed damaged baseboards along walls behind the standing mixer in the rear prep area. --- also observed damaged ceiling panels above the 4-door reach on the cooler on the main cookline. Instructed the person in charge to repair baseboards and ceiling panels and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed grease buildup, food debris, and dirt on the floor under cooking equipment, on walls and along walls, and in all corners in prep and warewashing areas. Instructed the person in charge to clean floors under all equipment, all walls, and all corners in all areas and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov