Frio Gelato

600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

Italian

Last inspected: Apr 19, 2024

Score

Medium Risk

Frio Gelato appears in inspection records three times, starting in 2019. Inspectors last stopped by on Apr 19, 2024. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical. Frio Gelato's record stops at Apr 19, 2024, more than two years back, so current conditions may differ.

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

Looking across the full record, “procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events” is the recurring theme, flagged two times.

By comparison, the average Chicago facility scores 81, putting Frio Gelato on the weaker side. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Apr 19, 2024

Complaint

2 major violations. 2 minor violations.

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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE ON SITE AND NO CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED KIT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005

City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (ICE CREAM) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.CITATION ISSUED

All food employees have food handler training

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.

Allergen training as required

Inspector notes: NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING, NO STAFF WITH ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

Sep 20, 2022

Routine

1 major violation. 1 minor violation.

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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

Inspector notes: No certified food service manager on site while serving TCS foods ( scooping tub gelato ) instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.

Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties

May 1, 2019

License

1 major violation. 1 minor violation.

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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: - NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN POLICY AND PHYSICAL KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

All food employees have food handler training

Inspector notes: - MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Frio Gelato last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Frio Gelato on file is from Apr 19, 2024. The public record contains three inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Frio Gelato?

Across the inspection record, “procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Frio Gelato.

Has Frio Gelato's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Frio Gelato have averaged around four violations per visit, up from roughly two earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Frio Gelato 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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