ERNIE'S RESTAURANT failed inspection

Restaurant inspection details

Location 4140 W MADISON
Inspection date March 28, 2008
Name ELLIS & ERNESTINE PRICE
Doing business as ERNIE'S RESTAURANT
Also known as EARNIE'S RESTAURANT
Result Fail
Violations V14: Critical: Regarding Serious violations that remain uncorrected on reinspection

A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.

V18: Serious: Regarding control of vermin/insects

All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.

V30: Minor: Regarding labeling containers and notifying of raw and undercooked animal products

All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health's Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products.

V31: Minor: Regarding containers, utensils and straws

Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.

V32: Minor: Regarding state of equipment and utensils

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

V33: Minor: Regarding cleanliness and sanitization

All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

V34: Minor: Regarding floors

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.

V35: Minor: Regarding walls and ceilings

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods.

V36: Minor: Regarding lighting

All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.

V37: Minor: Regarding ventilation and living/sleeping quarters

Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters.

V38: Minor: Regarding airflow and plumbing

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.

Notes The violations were not corrected during the inspection.

Added to EveryBlock on April 2, 2008.

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