Essence of Care — the up Spot Home of Uptown Nutrition

4548 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640

Healthcare Facility

Last inspected: Jul 20, 2022

Score

Medium Risk

Going back to 2017, Essence of Care — the up Spot Home of Uptown Nutrition has three inspections in the public record. On Jul 20, 2022, the health department conducted the most recent visit. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either. The most recent inspection at Essence of Care — the up Spot Home of Uptown Nutrition is from Jul 20, 2022, and nothing newer appears in the public record.

Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around six violations to closer to eight violations per visit.

“Premises maintained free of litter” comes up most often, recorded three times in the inspection record.

Compared to other Chicago restaurants (averaging 81), there's room to close the gap. The record is unremarkable in either direction.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Jul 20, 2022

Complaint

2 major violations. 6 minor violations.

View 8 violations

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

Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE HELATH POLICY PROIVDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: NO CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL KIT ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Thermometers provided & accurate

Inspector notes: NO THERMOMETER PROVIDED INSIDE REFRIDGERATOR. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.

Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

Inspector notes: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOUND AT MOP SINK. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.

Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

Inspector notes: RESTROOM DOOR IS NOT SELF-CLOSING. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DOOR.

Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO RECEPTACLE WITH LID IN RESTROOM. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.

Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

Inspector notes: NO LIGHT SHIELD FOUND IN RESTROOM. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.

All food employees have food handler training

Inspector notes: NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOUND ON SITE FOR EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.

Aug 3, 2017

Reinspection

4 minor violations.

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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector notes: SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE EAND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.

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

Inspector notes: NO MOP SINK INSTALLED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A MOP SINK UNDER THE CITY PLUMBING CODE,INCLUDED A BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE

Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

Inspector notes: A LOT OF NEWS PAPER ,FURNITURE AND OTHER ITEMS ARE ON GROUND BY AND BESIDE THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO MINIMIZE INSECT AND RODENT ACTIVITES.

Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

Inspector notes: OLD CABINET THAT WAS REMOVED FROM PREMISES AND IS STORED OUTSIDE BY THE REAR DOOR MUST BE REMOVED.

Jul 7, 2017

License

8 minor violations.

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Adequate number, convenient, accessible, designed, and maintained

Inspector notes: EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED.NO COLD RUNNING WATER ALSO HOT WATER HANDLE NOT EASY TO OPEN.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE

No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors

Inspector notes: NO CERTIFIED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK PROVIDED ON SITE.OBSERVED ONE LIVE ROACH BEHIND THE COUNTER TOP IN PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A CERTIFIED PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE THE PREMISES AND PROVIDE A COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector notes: SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE EAND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. RAW WOOD UNDER THE GREASE TRAP(UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK)AND BEHIND THE ABOVE AND UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK SURAFCE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE,NO POROUS MATERIAL,UNABLE TO CLEAN.

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

Inspector notes: REMOVE RUST AND PLUMBING PUTTING FROM AROUND THE DRAIN INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

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

Inspector notes: MISSING FLOOR TILE INSIDE TH WASHROOM BY THE TOILET BOWLS(SOUTH END).SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE

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

Inspector notes: BROKEN WALL UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK,BY THE GREASE TRAP, THE NORTH WALL BY THE REAR EXIT DOOR.BROKEN WALL BY THE WASHROOM AND INSIDE THE WASHROOM BEHIND THE TOILET BOWL.MUST OF MENTIONED WALLS ARE SEALED WITH DUCT TAPE.NEED TO REPAIR.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.

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

Inspector notes: VENT COVER IN WASHROOM AND ON WALL IN PREP AREA WITH DUST BUILD-UP.VENT LARGE PIPE WITH OPENING ON CEILING IN PREP AREA,NEED TO BE PROTECTED. NO MOP SINK INSTALLED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A MOP SINK UNDER THE CITY PLUMBING CODE,INCLUDED A BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE

Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

Inspector notes: A LOT OF NEWS PAPER ,FURNITURE AND OTHER ITEMS ARE ON GROUND BY AND BESIDE THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO MINIMIZE INSECT AND RODENT ACTIVITES

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Essence of Care — the up Spot Home of Uptown Nutrition last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Essence of Care — the up Spot Home of Uptown Nutrition on file is from Jul 20, 2022. The public record contains three inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Essence of Care — the up Spot Home of Uptown Nutrition?

Across the inspection record, “premises maintained free of litter” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Essence of Care — the up Spot Home of Uptown Nutrition.

Has Essence of Care — the up Spot Home of Uptown Nutrition's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Essence of Care — the up Spot Home of Uptown Nutrition have averaged around eight violations per visit, up from roughly six earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Essence of Care — the up Spot Home of Uptown Nutrition 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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