Courtway Restaurant
Last inspected: Sep 4, 2013
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Across the available record, Courtway Restaurant has four inspections on file, the first dated 2011. Inspectors last stopped by on Sep 4, 2013. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well. Public records show no inspections at Courtway Restaurant since Sep 4, 2013, so this file may not reflect current conditions.
The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around eight violations to closer to four violations per visit over the last few inspections.
Looking across the full record, “walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code” is the recurring theme, flagged four times.
Compared to the broader Chicago restaurant scene, this is about average. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
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Inspection History
Sep 4, 2013
Complaint
4 minor violations.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE KITCHEN AREA ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DISH MACHINE TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GRIME MIXED WITH EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP. ALSO DO SAME AS ABOVE IN THE BASEMENT AND DRY STORAGE ROOM.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF LIGHT BULBS AT ALL UPRIGHT FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS AT ALL TIMES
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE SERVER HAND WASHING SINK BY THE SODA MACHINE. PRESENTLY A WRENCH IS BEING UTILIZED TO OPEN THE COLD WATER FAUCET.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETERS AT ALL REFRIGEARATORS, COLD HOLDING UNITS AND FREEZERS ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.
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Aug 22, 2013
Reinspection
6 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER ON THE 1ST FLOOR TO REMOVE CAKED ON GREASE.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOORS IN THE KITCHEN UNDER ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND AT ALL CORNERS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GRIME BUILD UP. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT AREA UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND IN THE STORAGE ROOM.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE KITCHEN AREA ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DISH MACHINE TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GRIME MIXED WITH EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP. ALSO DO SAME AS ABOVE IN THE BASEMENT AND DRY STORAGE ROOM.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF LIGHT BULBS AT ALL UPRIGHT FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS AT ALL TIMES.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE SERVER HAND WASHING SINK BY THE SODA MACHINE. PRESENTLY A WRENCH IS BEING UTILIZED TO OPEN THE COLD WATER FAUCET.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETERS AT ALL REFRIGEARATORS, COLD HOLDING UNITS AND FREEZERS ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.
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Aug 15, 2013
Routine
11 minor violations.
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Facilities to maintain proper temperature
Inspector notes: DURING INSPECTION FOUND 1DR REFRIGERATOR NOT MAINTAINING TEMPERATURE IN THE BOTTOM PORTION. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT 40F AND BELOW AT THE TOP PORTION OF THE COOLER WAS ON ICE MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF INSPECTION.THERE WAS NO FOOD STORED IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE REFRIGERATOR. MUST REPAIR REFRIGERATOR. REFRIGERATOR TAGGED AT THIS TIME. CDI. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Sanitizing rinse for equipment and utensils: clean, proper temperature, concentration, exposure time
Inspector notes: DURING INSPECTION FOUND DISH MACHINE NOT SANITIZING PROPERLY AT 0PPM CHLORINE. DISH MACHINE MUST ALWAYS SANITIZE PROPERLY. DISH MACHINE TAGGED AT THIS TIME. CDI.
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Food protected during storage, preparation, display, service and transportation
Inspector notes: DURING INSPECTION IN THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE OBSERVED A PINK SUBSTANCE AND A BLACK SUBSTANCE AT THE EDGE OF THE SAME PANEL IN THE ICE MACHINE.ICE (FOOD) AT ICE MACHINE IS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE PANEL.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: DURING INSPECTION AT 900AM THERE WAS NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED. THERE MUST ALWAYS BE A CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER PRESENT WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPLACE BROKEN FLOUR CONTAINER LID LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER ON THE 1ST FLOOR TO REMOVE CAKED ON GREASE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL DISHES, SHELVING RACKS, AND LARGE WHITE CONTAINERS HOLDING FLOUR LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS, FOOD SPLASHES AND FLOUR DUST.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOORS IN THE KITCHEN UNDER ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND AT ALL CORNERS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GRIME BUILD UP. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT AREA UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND IN THE STORAGE ROOM.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE KITCHEN AREA ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DISH MACHINE TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GRIME MIXED WITH EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP. ALSO DO SAME AS ABOVE IN THE BASEMENT AND DRY STORAGE ROOM.
35
Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF LIGHT BULBS AT ALL UPRIGHT FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS AT ALL TIMES.
36
Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE SERVER HAND WASHING SINK BY THE SODA MACHINE. PRESENTLY A WRENCH IS BEING UTILIZED TO OPEN THE COLD WATER FAUCET.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETERS AT ALL REFRIGEARATORS, COLD HOLDING UNITS AND FREEZERS ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.
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Feb 1, 2011
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. SEVERAL CRACKED FLOOR TILES NOTED UNDER DISH MACHINE.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. PEELING PAINT ALL OVER BASEMENT PREP AREA CEILING, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. EXHAUST FAN AT FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA WALL WITH HEAVY DUST AND GREASE BUILD UP, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUAT PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS AT 3COMP SINK.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Courtway Restaurant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Courtway Restaurant on file is from Sep 4, 2013. The public record contains four inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Courtway Restaurant?
Across the inspection record, “walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Courtway Restaurant.
Has Courtway Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Courtway Restaurant have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Courtway Restaurant means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
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