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Fantastic Ice Cream

5904 1/2 W 63Rd St, Chicago, IL 60638
Frozen Desserts
Last inspected: Apr 9, 2019
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Score
Medium Risk

Fantastic Ice Cream appears in inspection records six times, starting in 2011. The most recent visit was on Apr 9, 2019. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical. Fantastic Ice Cream's record stops at Apr 9, 2019, more than two years back, so current conditions may differ.

Recent inspections have turned up more issues than earlier ones, averaging around four violations lately compared to roughly one violation before.

Looking across the full record, “food properly labeled” is the recurring theme, flagged two times.

Restaurants in Chicago average 81, so Fantastic Ice Cream trails the local norm. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.

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Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 9, 2019
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Food obtained from approved source
Inspector notes: VARIETY OF PALETAS AND HAND PACKED ICE CREAM ON SITE AND OFFERED FOR SALE FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE, NO INVOICES OR LABELS ON PRODUCT. ALL PRODUCT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER INVOICE FROM KNOWN AND PROPERLY LICENSED SOURCE. PRIORITY VIOLAION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
11
Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: MISSING ALLERGEN INFORMATION ON PALETAS. (MILK, PEANUTS, NUTS, ETC). INSTD TO PROVIDE NAME OF THE FOOD SOURCE FOR EACH MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN CONTAINED IN THE PALETA AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
5
Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: NO LABELS ON SLEEVED PALETAS OFFERED FOR SALE. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS AS REQUIRED (COMMON NAMEINGREDIENTS, NET WEIGHT, NABE AND PLACE OF BUSINESS OF THE MANUFACTURED, PACKER OR DISTRIBUTOR.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: SERVICE/UTILITY SINK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM PREMISE. INSTD TO RE INSTALL AND HAVE HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE WITH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
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Nov 15, 2016
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: LIGHT SHIELD NEEDED ON LIGHT ABOVE 3 PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: THERMOMETER NEEDED IN REACH IN COOLER. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
40
Food handler requirements met
Inspector notes: FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES NEEDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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86
Apr 25, 2013
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: DIPPERWELL, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF COOLER AND CUTTING BOARD NEEDS DETAILED CLEANING.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: REAR EXIT DOOR NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
35
Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: THERMOMETERS MISSING INSIDE COOLERS. PROVIDE SAME.
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86
Jul 22, 2011
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Jul 15, 2011
License
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF SAME. PROVIDE SAME.
21
Dish washing facilities: properly designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located and operated
Inspector notes: NO GREASE INTERCEPTOR AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE SAME.
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Jul 12, 2011
License
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Fantastic Ice Cream last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Fantastic Ice Cream on file is from Apr 9, 2019. The public record contains six inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Fantastic Ice Cream?

Across the inspection record, “food properly labeled” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Fantastic Ice Cream.

Has Fantastic Ice Cream's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Fantastic Ice Cream have averaged around four violations per visit, up from roughly one earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Fantastic Ice Cream 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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