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December 16, 2004
How Does Your Favorite Restaurant in Oak Park
Look on Our Health Dept. Report Card ?
by Ed Vincent
It is hard to believe that this is first time a newspaper in
Oak Park
has done a recording and investigation of our restaurants. After
hours
and hours of reading and examining our Oak Park Health Department
reports I want to thank the entire department for the wonderful job
they have done in helping to insure the health of our citizens.
Mr. Mike Charley is doing a fine job of heading the department and he
has even better things planned for the future. He is hoping to
have
an in-house Safety Class taught in Oak Park where managers of
restaurants could attend and become certified by the State in
food sanitation.
It should first be noted that there are three separate classes of food
establishments recognized in Illinois. Type 1 (IDHP
Illinois Department of Public Health) deals with total food
preparation, as found in most
full service restaurants. Type 2 (IDHP Illinois
Department of Public Health) deals with many of the typical fast
food establishments like
Mc Donald's. The food in type 2 facilities is often frozen or
pre-cooked,
allowing for fewer chances at contamination. Type 3 (IDHP
Illinois Department of Public Health) are businesses like gas
stations with
coffee and sweet rolls, frozen foods for distribution, and some
food
stores where seperate foods like salads and the like are not made.
Different violations have different values placed upon them,
and
generally speaking the higher the number value subtracted, the
higher the threat is to your health. All reports begin with a
value
of 100 and as health problems are recorded on the talley sheet,
those violations are subtracted from the original value. There are
some food restaurants and stores that have a perfect score, but
not as many as we would like to see.
We still have restaurants with a history of rodent droppings going
back several years, these businesses will get an even closer look
in the coming year from the Health department. There are also
a number of eating establishments that do not have a certified
food manager on staff or anywhere to be found. There are also
some Oak Park Elementary Schools that do not have a certified
food manager on staff while the food is being prepared or served.
One of the schools even had a critical violation in their report.
Education and certification is the first key to having a safe place to
eat and the other elements are concern and diligence. We hope that
the publishing of the results helps to self regulate these Oak Park
businesses.
Each critical violation can cause illness to a person and if the person
is a child or an elderly individual the results can be devastating.
One restaurant had 7 critical violations and another had 4, and
each is very serious. People who work in these restaurants need
to be informed and educated in food safety, it would also be good
if the people in your kitchen could speak English. When an
inspector
finds an error and can not converse with the employee, this is not
a plus.
Another report that was too unbelievable was the inspection from
West Suburban Hospital. The kitchen at West Suburban
Hospital
got an 81%, and if someone in the Hospital is not sure about how
bacteria grow and germs are spread-what's next.
The city of Chicago has all of their restaurants on a web
based database
that all persons can view. Oak Park should do the same thing,
until
then we have this list for you.
The Link Below is what the State requires mobile kitchens to
have
and some restaurants are failing at these items.
http://www.idph.state.il.us//about/fdd/fdd_fs_tempfood.htm
This is the complete list of Oak
Park Health Dept. Reports
Databased by the Oak Park Journal
|
% of 100
|
Restaurant
Name
|
Managers
Name
|
Address
|
Inspect Date
|
IDPH #
|
|
64
|
Thai Oak
Park Restaurant
|
Khanchoi
Yingprasert
|
6851 North
Avenue
|
6/25/2004
|
1
|
|
64
|
Petersen's
Ice Cream
|
Daryl
Bartelson
|
1100
Chicago Ave
|
3/22/2004
|
1
|
|
69
|
Cozy Corner
|
Jim &
Georgia Dravilas
|
138 North
Marion Ave.
|
5/24/2004
|
1
|
|
71
|
Lake Room
|
Spiro
Papageorge
|
733 Lake
Street
|
7/27/2004
|
1
|
|
71
|
J & J
Fish
|
Sala Hedin
Ali
|
6317 North
Ave
|
8/17/2004
|
2
|
|
73
|
Original
Pancake House
|
Milt Petts
|
954 Lake
Street
|
5/26/2004
|
1
|
|
73
|
China Hot
Chop Suey
|
Jun Ru Tan
|
6425 North
Ave.
|
5/11/2004
|
1
|
|
73
|
Café
LeCoq
|
Jim August
|
734 Lake
Street
|
6/3/2004
|
1
|
|
74
|
Khyber Pass
|
Mohammed
Jawad
|
1031 Lake
Street
|
6/1/2004
|
1
|
|
74
|
Giordano's
|
Mark
Rogers/Juan Rico
|
1115
Chicago Ave.
|
8/13/2004
|
2
|
|
75
|
Onion Roll
|
Ralph
Cordone
|
6935 North
Ave
|
4/27/2004
|
1
|
|
75
|
Flat Top
|
Peter Dodge
|
726 Lake
Street
|
5/19/2004
|
1
|
|
75
|
Geppetto's
|
James
Cosmano
|
113 North
Oak Park Ave.
|
2/23/2004
|
1
|
|
75
|
Buona Beef
|
R.Bautista/R.Gutterrez
|
7025 North
Ave.
|
5/26/2004
|
1
|
|
76
|
Kentucky
Fried Chicken
|
LaTasha
Brown
|
601 North
Harlem Ave
|
8/23/2004
|
2
|
|
76
|
La Playita
|
Gerry Meza
|
250 Chicago
Ave
|
9/16/2004
|
1
|
|
76
|
King's Chop
Suey
|
Wen Bin Ruan
|
210 Lake
Street
|
5/6/2004
|
1
|
|
76
|
IHOP
|
Ali
Alforook/E.Jackson
|
6501 North
Ave.
|
6/23/2004
|
1
|
|
77
|
Thyme &
Honey
|
Tom Nicolaos
|
100 South
Oak Park Ave.
|
6/16/2004
|
1
|
|
78
|
Ino's
|
Rich Diaz
|
7100
Roosevelt Road
|
7/20/2004
|
1
|
|
78
|
House of
China
|
Mao Quang
Chen
|
7124
Roosevelt Road
|
7/23/2004
|
1
|
|
78
|
Oak Park
& River Forest High
|
Micheline
Piekarski
|
201 North
Scoville
|
5/6/2004
|
1
|
|
78
|
TGI Friday
|
Peter
Vaccarezza
|
417 North
Harlem Ave.
|
8/5/2004
|
1
|
|
79
|
George's
Restaurant
|
George
Konstantos
|
145 South
Oak Park Ave.
|
7/1/2004
|
1
|
|
79
|
Petersen's
Ice Cream
|
Daryl
Bartelson
|
1100
Chicago Ave
|
7/6/2004
|
1
|
|
79
|
La Majada
|
Jessie
Haggar
|
226
Harrison Street
|
9/27/2004
|
1
|
|
79
|
Grape Leaves
|
Raj Khalil
|
129 South
Oak Park Ave.
|
7/1/2004
|
1
|
|
79
|
Something's
Brewing
|
Matt
Steltzer
|
906 South
Oak Park Ave.
|
1/30/2004
|
1
|
|
79
|
Border's
Café
|
Kathleen
Arnoldt
|
1144 Lake
Street
|
8/5/2004
|
2
|
|
80
|
Jimmy n
Deans
|
Fortuno Diaz
|
1141
Garfield
|
8/5/2004
|
1
|
|
80
|
Happiness
|
Peter Moi
|
6222
Roosevelt Road
|
7/27/2004
|
1
|
|
81
|
Robinson's
# 1 Ribs
|
Charlie
Robinson
|
940 Madison
Street
|
7/20/2004
|
1
|
|
81
|
La Bella
Pastaria
|
Michael Pace
|
109 South
Marion
|
7/8/2004
|
1
|
|
81
|
Maple Tree
Restaurant
|
Jerry Tassos
|
1034 Lake
Street
|
6/1/2004
|
1
|
|
81
|
Mama Thai
|
Varama Kamar
|
1112
Madison Street
|
6/22/2004
|
1
|
|
81
|
Denny's
|
Sergio
Bustamonte
|
711 North
Harlem Ave.
|
5/20/2004
|
1
|
|
81
|
West
Suburban Hospital
|
Steve Dolgin
|
518 North
Austin Boulevard
|
7/28/2004
|
1
|
|
81
|
Oak Park
Foods
|
Gus Boudros
|
133 South
Oak Park Ave.
|
4/13/2004
|
2
|
|
82
|
New Rebozo
|
Francisco
Lopez
|
1116
Madison Street
|
6/11/2004
|
1
|
|
82
|
Papa Spiros
|
Spiros
Papageorge
|
733 Lake
Street
|
9/23/2004
|
1
|
|
82
|
#1 Chop Suey
|
Tiffany Hu
|
242 Chicago
Ave.
|
5/14/2004
|
1
|
|
82
|
Fair Share
Foods
|
Joe Salamene
|
6226
Roosevelt Road
|
4/8/2004
|
2
|
|
82
|
Seven Eleven
|
Salim
Matthew
|
240 Chicago
Ave
|
8/6/2004
|
2
|
|
82
|
Dino's
Pizzeria
|
Sam Abassi
|
132 Madison
Street.
|
5/20/2004
|
1
|
|
82
|
Villager
Foods
|
Butch Novak
|
1135
Chicago Ave
|
7/8/2004
|
1
|
|
82
|
Pan's Foods
|
John Vlahos
|
820 South
Oak Park Ave
|
6/14/2004
|
1
|
|
83
|
Trattoria
Vivaldi
|
Neal O'Mara
|
144 South
Oak Park Ave.
|
7/9/2004
|
1
|
|
83
|
Mickey's
Gyros
|
George
Vergados
|
525 Harlem
Ave
|
8/3/2004
|
1
|
|
83
|
Cosi
|
Brian
Shirley
|
1101 Lake
Street
|
7/29/2004
|
1
|
|
84
|
Purees Pizza
|
Kris Reda
Khaled
|
1023 Lake
Street
|
8/30/2004
|
2
|
|
84
|
Oak Park
Food Mart
|
Azzam
Mohammed
|
1 Chicago
Avenue
|
9/2/2004
|
3
|
|
84
|
Jewel Foods
|
Kevin van
Pelt
|
438 Madison
Street
|
7/28/2004
|
1
|
|
85
|
Poor Phil's
|
Tim Maxwell
|
139 South
Marion Ave
|
6/18/2004
|
1
|
|
85
|
Holly Court
Terrace
|
Tim Coon
|
1111 Ontario
|
6/3/2004
|
1
|
|
85
|
Prarie
Bread Kitchen
|
Roger
Cameron
|
103 North
Marion Street
|
6/28/2004
|
1
|
|
85
|
Los
Cazadores
|
Garcia/Claudia
Fidel
|
1113 Lake
Street
|
6/11/2004
|
1
|
|
85
|
Szechwan
Bejing
|
David Chung
|
1107 South
Boulevard
|
7/20/2004
|
1
|
|
85
|
Wendy's
|
Ramah Lee
|
11 North
Harlem Ave.
|
8/9/2004
|
2
|
|
85
|
Lalo's
|
Gloria
Mantano
|
804 South
Oak Park Ave
|
10/4/2004
|
1
|
|
85
|
Pasta Shop
|
Dino
Romanucci
|
116 North
Oak Park Ave
|
6/10/2004
|
1
|
|
85
|
Al's Grill
|
Tony Loutas
|
1053
Madison Street
|
5/11/2004
|
1
|
|
85
|
A.P. Deli
|
Corrine
Robinson
|
6311 North
Ave.
|
5/18/2004
|
1
|
|
86
|
Kentucky Fr
Chicken/Pizza Hut
|
Celesta
Moony
|
316 Madison
Street
|
5/17/2004
|
1
|
|
86
|
Jewel Foods
|
Shelia
Berenfield
|
7036
Roosevelt Road
|
6/9/2004
|
1
|
|
86
|
Scotti Deli
|
Nuly Connors
|
1120
Westgate
|
9/15/2004
|
2
|
|
86
|
Seven Eleven
|
Sajan Thomas
|
515 Madison
Street
|
9/10/2004
|
2
|
|
86
|
Shell Gas
Station
|
Mohammed
Yarcob
|
401 Madison
Street
|
4/8/2004
|
3
|
|
87
|
Sunny Sub
|
Mohammed
Nasir Khan
|
420 Austin
Blvd
|
7/29/2004
|
1
|
|
87
|
Unity Food
|
Yogan
Bajaria
|
416 North
Austin Boulevard
|
4/24/2003
|
1
|
|
87
|
Imperial
|
Raymond Wong
|
20 Lake
Street
|
5/7/2004
|
1
|
|
87
|
Fenwick
High School
|
Connie Meier
|
505
Washington Blvd
|
1/8/2004
|
1
|
|
87
|
Rock L's
|
Pete Liarkos
|
1115 Lake
Street
|
8/31/2004
|
2
|
|
87
|
Dunkin
Donuts/Baskin Robbins
|
Abdul
Kamruddian
|
6820
Roosevelt Road
|
3/31/2004
|
2
|
|
87
|
Sagano Sushi
|
Narvethep
Julamske
|
731 Lake
Street
|
8/9/2004
|
1
|
|
87
|
Leona's
|
Willie Means
|
848 Madison
Street
|
9/21/2004
|
1
|
|
87
|
Mancini's
|
Al/Nadia
Mancini
|
1038 Lake
Street
|
6/22/2004
|
1
|
|
87
|
Xando Cosi
|
R
Kanivga/Marc Mackey
|
1101 Lake
Street
|
3/11/2004
|
1
|
|
87
|
Minou &
Company
|
Spring
McDermott
|
104 North
Marion
|
8/30/2004
|
2
|
|
88
|
19th
Century Womans Club
|
Chef
Angelita Segura
|
178 North
Forest Ave.
|
9/8/2004
|
1
|
|
88
|
Oak Park
Health Center
|
La Tonia
Kinsey
|
625 North
Harlem Ave.
|
6/23/2004
|
1
|
|
88
|
Cucina
Paradiso
|
Anthony
Gambino
|
814 North
Blvd.
|
7/15/2004
|
1
|
|
88
|
Good
Shepard Learning Center
|
Selena
Burton/T.O'Neal
|
326 Lake
Street
|
4/27/2004
|
3
|
|
88
|
Philander's
|
Louis
Osvaldo
|
1110
Pleasant Ave
|
8/2/2004
|
1
|
|
88
|
Lou's
Peking House
|
Sue Mei Lou
|
113 North
Marion Ave
|
7/8/2004
|
1
|
|
89
|
Hepzibah
|
Ann Puccetti
|
946 North
Blvd.
|
6/25/2004
|
1
|
|
89
|
Longfellow
School
|
Thea Pelkins
|
715 South
Highland Ave
|
10/1/2004
|
2
|
|
89
|
Avenue Ale
House
|
Michael Pace
|
825 South
Oak Park Ave.
|
7/12/2004
|
1
|
|
89
|
White Hen
Pantry
|
Karen Miller
|
661 South
Boulevard
|
4/1/2004
|
2
|
|
89
|
Indus
Petroleum
|
Mohan Thala
Mala
|
100 Chicago
Ave.
|
4/18/2003
|
3
|
|
89
|
Great
Harvest Bread
|
Jeff Gruer
|
736 Lake
Street
|
8/13/2004
|
2
|
|
89
|
Hemmingway
Bistro
|
Christopher
Ala
|
211 North
Oak Park Ave.
|
5/20/2004
|
1
|
|
89
|
Mc Donald's
|
Sandra
Jackson
|
111 Madison
Street
|
9/9/2004
|
2
|
|
89
|
Michael's
Beef House
|
David
Frontier
|
6747 North
Ave
|
6/24/2004
|
1
|
|
89
|
The Buzz
Café
|
Laura
Maychurk/B.Gold
|
905 South
Lombard Ave.
|
9/8/2003
|
1
|
|
90
|
Kenny's
Ribs + Chicken
|
Vincent
Brown
|
6427 North
Ave.
|
6/9/2004
|
1
|
|
90
|
Pete's Hot
Dog
|
Bill Hara
Lampos
|
6346
Roosevelt Road
|
8/17/2004
|
2
|
|
90
|
Chipolte
Mexican Grill
|
Octavio
Rivera
|
1128 Lake
Street
|
5/13/2004
|
1
|
|
90
|
Popeye's
|
Corey Monroe
|
610 Madison
Street
|
8/12/2004
|
2
|
|
90
|
Quiznos
Classic Subs
|
Raven
Battlin Roddrick
|
1148
Westgate
|
9/2/2004
|
2
|
|
90
|
Rehm Park
|
Zach Day
|
515 Garfield
|
8/16/2004
|
2
|
|
90
|
R & J
Convenient Mart
|
Martiez
Gayer
|
6049 North
Avenue
|
1/26/2004
|
3
|
|
90
|
Laury's
Bakery
|
Jerry
Katzback
|
12 Madison
Street
|
7/8/2004
|
1
|
|
90
|
Marion
Street Grill
|
Terry Thulis
|
189 North
Marion
|
12/4/2003
|
1
|
|
90
|
Oak Park
Arms
|
Moses
Williams
|
408 South
Oak Park Ave
|
6/10/2004
|
1
|
|
91
|
Oak Park
Bakery
|
Anthony Pepe
|
904 South
Oak Park Ave.
|
7/13/2004
|
1
|
|
91
|
Tasty Dog
|
Mike Barton
|
708 Lake
Street
|
9/15/2004
|
1
|
|
92
|
Pizza
Palazzo
|
John Stroth
|
314 Madison
Street
|
7/29/2004
|
2
|
|
92
|
Winnberie's
|
Gary Nebiola
|
151 North
Oak Park Ave.
|
7/16/2004
|
2
|
|
93
|
Subway
|
Maria
Luna-Yassin
|
1000 Lake
Street
|
8/9/2004
|
2
|
|
93
|
Subway
|
Naushah
Wadigwala
|
208 Lake
Street
|
8/10/2004
|
2
|
|
93
|
Home Away
frm Home DayCare
|
Yvonne
Calloway
|
112 Chicago
Ave.
|
8/25/2004
|
2
|
|
93
|
King and I
|
Rattanandapym
Deeuda
|
105 North
Marion
|
6/30/2004
|
1
|
|
93
|
White Hen
Pantry
|
Paul Tackett
|
23 North
Harlem Ave
|
9/24/2004
|
2
|
|
94
|
The Perfect
Dinner
|
Deborah
Buttler
|
809 South
Boulevard
|
9/12/2004
|
1
|
|
94
|
Atrium
|
Steven
Dolgin
|
518 North
Austin
|
7/12/2004
|
1
|
|
94
|
New Pot
|
Soon
Pattanarong
|
727 Lake
Street
|
9/20/2004
|
1
|
|
94
|
Whitter
School
|
Ruth
Radnitzer
|
713 North
Harvey
|
9/30/2004
|
2
|
|
95
|
Fuego Loco
|
Brian
Strattun
|
722 Lake
Street
|
4/12/2004
|
1
|
|
95
|
Little
Beginnings
|
Charlie
Phillips
|
847 Madison
Street
|
9/16/2004
|
1
|
|
95
|
Percy
Julian School
|
Lina
Chernyshev
|
400 South
Ridgeland Ave
|
9/22/2004
|
2
|
|
96
|
Oberweis
Dairy
|
Matt Murphy
|
124 North
Oak Park Ave.
|
7/15/2004
|
2
|
|
96
|
Gwendolyn
Brooks Middle Sch
|
Shetrice
Campbell
|
325 South
Kenilworth Ave.
|
5/10/2004
|
1
|
|
96
|
Starbucks
|
Julie Ruiek
|
1000 Lake
Street
|
8/11/2004
|
2
|
|
96
|
OPRF Day
Nursery
|
Catherine
Hort
|
1139
Randolph Street
|
7/30/2004
|
1
|
|
96
|
RUSH-Oak
Park Hospital
|
Anne Melios
|
520 South
Maple Ave
|
6/22/2004
|
1
|
|
96
|
Woodbine
Nursing
|
Roseanne
Marchitto
|
6909 North
Ave
|
7/27/2004
|
1
|
|
97
|
Lake Theater
|
Rosie Acosta
|
1020 Lake
Street
|
7/29/2003
|
|
|
97
|
Nick's on
Madison
|
Anthony
Gallichio
|
330 Madison
Street
|
7/28/2004
|
1
|
|
98
|
Glasser
PreSchool
|
Marci Flynn
|
1235 North
Harlem Ave.
|
4/28/2004
|
3
|
|
98
|
West
Suburban Montessori
|
Gloria Nash
|
1039 South
East Ave.
|
12/3/2003
|
2
|
|
99
|
The Buzz
(library)
|
Laura
Henderson
|
834 Lake
Street
|
6/4/2004
|
2
|
|
99
|
Ridgeland
Commons Time Out
|
Rory
Joyce/Bill Hamilton
|
415 Lake
Street
|
7/18/2003
|
2
|
|
99
|
Irving
School
|
Marshall
Conner
|
1125 South
Cuyler Ave.
|
5/27/2004
|
2
|
|
99
|
Panda
Express
|
Fung Chin
|
1030 Lake
Street
|
5/30/2001
|
1
|
|
100
|
Rush Medical
|
Tom Cocenour
|
610 South
Maple
|
6/22/2004
|
3
|
|
100
|
Pal's Day
Care
|
Felicia
Randle/J. Lee
|
1018-20
Madison Ave
|
12/2/2003
|
1
|
|
100
|
Seattle
Sutton
|
Robert
Curley
|
814 South
Oak Park Ave
|
11/10/2003
|
3
|
|
100
|
Small World
|
Teresa
Holloway
|
1009
Garfield
|
8/18/2004
|
2
|
|
100
|
Harvey
House B & B
|
Beth Harvey
|
107 South
Scoville Ave.
|
6/21/2004
|
3
|
|
100
|
Holmes
School
|
Alice
Stevens
|
508 North
Kenilworth Ave.
|
5/10/2004
|
2
|
|
100
|
Under the
Ginko Tree
|
Gloria
Onishuk
|
300 North
Kenilworth Ave
|
7/29/2003
|
|
|
100
|
Oak Park
Township
|
Sandra
Ambrose
|
408 South
Oak Park Ave.
|
6/2/2004
|
1
|
|