The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:
EMPLOYEE: Any person who handles food or drink during preparation or serving, or who comes in contact with any eating or cooking utensils, or who is employed in a room in which food or drink is prepared or served.
FOOD: All articles used for food, drink, confectionery or condiment, whether simple, mixed or compound, and all substances or ingredients used in the preparation thereof.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT: A duly appointed Health Officer of the McHenry County Health Department, or their authorized representative.
ITINERANT RESTAURANT: A restaurant operation which does not have a permanent business address in the City and which pays no Sales Tax to the City, and which operates for a temporary period in connection with a fair, carnival, circus, public exhibition, or other similar gathering.
RESTAURANT: Any restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short order café, luncheonette, tavern, sandwich stand, drug store and soda fountain serving food, and all other eating or drinking establishments, as well as kitchens or other places in which food or drink is prepared for sale elsewhere.
UTENSILS: Any kitchenware, tableware, glassware, cutlery, utensils, containers, or other equipment with which food or drink comes in contact during storage, preparation, or serving.
(1987 Code § 11-36; amd. Ord. 19-1186, 2-18-2019)