Buna Time Cafe

1552 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

Café / Breakfast

Last inspected: Jul 10, 2018

Score

Medium Risk

Buna Time Cafe appears in inspection records three times, starting in 2017. The most recent visit was on Jul 10, 2018. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical. Note that Buna Time Cafe's inspection history hasn't been updated since Jul 10, 2018; current conditions may have shifted from what the file shows.

The trend has not been favorable: recent inspections average around six violations each, up from closer to four violations before.

Restaurants in Chicago average 81, so Buna Time Cafe trails the local norm. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Jul 10, 2018

Routine

1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.

View 6 violations

Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATIO. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED

Thermometers provided & accurate

Inspector notes: VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED IN FRONT PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Allergen training as required

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 100-0367. NO CITATION ISSUED

Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

Inspector notes: THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A HEALTH EMPLOYEE POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Wiping cloths: properly used & stored

Inspector notes: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF COFFEE MACHINES IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORED WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

Inspector notes: OBSERVED UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Oct 18, 2017

Reinspection

No violations found.

100

Oct 4, 2017

License

7 minor violations.

View 7 violations

Food protected during storage, preparation, display, service and transportation

Inspector notes: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE,INCLUDED RUBBER GASKET,DOOR ETC. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ,SANITIZE AND MAITAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)

Outside garbage waste grease and storage area; clean, rodent proof, all containers covered

Inspector notes: OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER OVERFLOWING AND LID NOT ABLE TO TIGHTLY CLOSE,ALSO LID HAS HOLE ON TOP,INSTRUCTED ALWAYS TO KEEP LID TIGHTLY CLOSED,ALSO REPLACE BROKEN LID. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector notes: REMOVE GRIME FROM THE DOOR OF THE HIGH TEMP MACHINE,DUST BUILD-UP ON PIPES UNDER THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED SINK.NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector notes: DEBRIS/GRIMES ON FLOOR UNDER THE PIPE OF TWO COMPARTMENT SINK,ALONG BASEBOARD WALL AND UNDER THE WEST FRONT COUNTER.OPENING ON FLOOR BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND WALL,CAULK WITH SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED AREA.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector notes: SMALL HOLES ON WALLS AROUND WATER PIPES UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. OPENINGS ON WALLS BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK,MOP SINK AND EAST COUNTER TOP AT FRONT AREA,RE-CAULK,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. STAINED AND OPENING ON CEILING TILES INSIDE THE WASHROOM.NEED TO CHANGE AND SEAL SAID TILES.

Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

Inspector notes: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE PROVIDED AT WATER LINES OF ESPRESSO AND COFFEE MACHINES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE OR TO KNOW THE LOCATION OF SAID DEVICE

Sanitizing rinse for equipment and utensils: clean, proper temperature, concentration, exposure time

Inspector notes: HI TEMP DISH MACHINE NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN 180F AT FINAL RINSE.WHEN FINAL RINSE IN PROGRESS GUAGE TEMPERATURE GOES DOWN.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE.FINAL RINSE MUST MAINTAIN 180F AND MUST BE SHOWN AT GAUGE UNIT. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Buna Time Cafe last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Buna Time Cafe on file is from Jul 10, 2018. The public record contains three inspections in total.

Has Buna Time Cafe's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Buna Time Cafe have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Buna Time Cafe means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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