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Cafe Descartes

November 16, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED 10 SMALL FLIES ON PREMISES:ON WALLS, FRONT SERVING AREA,AROUND FLOOR DRAINS,FRONT WINDOW AT NORTH AREA AND AROUND THE THREE COMPARTMENTS SINKS.OBSERVED SMALL 2oz CONTAINERS WITH WHITE VINEGAR ON IT TO REMOVE SMALL FLIES.LAST SERVICE BY THE PEST CONTROL(PRESTO-X)WAS ON 5-16-13.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLIES.CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF VALID CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE,DISPLAYED ON PREMISES A COPY OF THE CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE.NO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER ON PREMISES AT PRESENT TIME,HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD:MILK ETC.A LEAST ONE PERSON ON DUTY IS CERTIFIED AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVED.INFORMATION GIVEN HOW TO ENROLL TO SANITATION CLASS. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012(A)
code 21
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR ICE MACHINE WITH MINIMAL MINERAL BUILD-UP INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: ALL FLOOR DRAINS WITH BLACK SLIME BUILD-UP ,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER AND BESIDE THE COOLER UNITS AND UQUIPMENTS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: BROKEN STOPPERS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TO BE ABLE TO WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 2, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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