Jul 17, 2008 11:17 am US/Central
3 More Restaurants Closed For Health Violations
Roach Found At Lincoln Park
CHICAGO (STNG) ―
Maple syrup is a welcome addition to a table at Lincoln Park's popular The Original Pancake House. A live roach, less so.
On Wednesday, the Chicago Department of Public Health shuttered The Original Pancake House, 2020 N. Lincoln Park West, after health department inspectors found cockroaches living in the kitchen, at the wait station and in a storage area. A customer had called 311 to report seeing the roach on the table, a release from the health department said.
Joining the pancake restaurant on the city's restaurant hall of shame are Sky Chop Suey, 8616 S. Kedzie Ave., and Thai Oscar, 4638 N. Western Ave. Both were shut down following "critical violations of the city health code" discovered during inspections Wednesday, the release said.
A Sky Chop Suey customer called 311 reporting that she found a bug in her food, the release said. Inspectors found live cockroaches at the restaurant, along with 20 pounds each of chicken, beef and shrimp stored at unsafe temperatures. An employee washroom was "in need of a thorough cleaning," and a dumpster outside the restaurant overflowed with garbage, the release said.
Sky Chop Suey was ordered to dump the meat and shellfish. The restaurants are expected to pay fines ranging from $500 to $1,500 as well as appear at an August hearing.
Thai Oscar was shut down after inspectors found owners didn't comply with a July 9 order to fix a three-compartment sink that was leaking one compartment into the next. The three-compartment sinks, required by law, are used to wash, rinse and sanitize dishes, the release said.
On Monday, the city shut down Soul Queen Restaurant, 9031 S. Stony Island, for a rodent infestation and other critical health violations. On July 9, a Whole Foods supermarket in Lincoln Park, also rife with rodents, was closed by the city. After failing re-inspection when a dead mouse was discovered under a juice display, the grocery store is re-open.
The city encourages anyone who believes a restaurant or other food establishment is operating in an unsafe manner to call 311.
(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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