Cafe Orchid

April 30, 2019 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings16
critical findings3

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
Inspector note: OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. COOK OBSERVED CUTTING FRESH TOMATOES TO BE USED FOR SALAD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR GLOVES WHILE PREPARING/DICING FRESH READY TO EAT TOMATOES. ALL DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 9Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED IN SEVERAL COOLERS RAW MEATS BEING STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE OR ON TOP OF FRESH VEGETABLES OR READY TO EAT FOODS. ON COOKS LINE COOLER OBSERVED RAW, KABOBS STORED DIRECTLY OVER CUT, FRESH PEPPERS, FRESH MUSHROOMS AND COOKED LAMB. IN A REAR COOLER OBSERVED A CASE OF RAW LAMB STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF SEVERAL LOOSELY COVERED CONTAINERS OF READY TO EAT YOGURT. IN ANOTHER COOLER OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF CUT RAW CHICKEN STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF FRESH SPINACH AND CASES OF FRESH LETTUCE. ALL FOODS REMOVED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS WITH PREPARED FOODS AND FRESH VEGETABLES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS MUST BE DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETERS IN SEVERAL COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, ALONG BASEBOARD BEHIND CASHIER STATION, ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FREEZER AND REFRIGERATION STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPING, SANITIZE ALL AREAS AND RECOMMEND HAVING PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE FOR MICE AND PROVIDE TRAPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN ALL FREEZERS AND COOLER. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS.----RAW WOODEN SHELVING IN REAR REFRIGERATION STORAGE ROOM MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED. • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR INSIDE THE FOUR DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO CHECK SANITATION LEVELS FOR THE QUATERNARY CHEMICAL SANITIZER THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR AUTOMATIC DISPENSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: HANGING SOAP DISPENSER AT THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK EXTREMELY DIRTY WITH GREASE AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT WITH FOOD ACCUMULATION AND GREASE: ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, ALL REACH-IN COOLERS, FLOOR STAND MIXER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MISSING/BROKEN BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. MUST REPLACE/PROVIDE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FACILITY WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. WALLS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER AT THE DISH AREA, ON THE COOKS LINE AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, AT THE FLOOR STAND MIXER. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE THE BOX FREEZERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 3, 2018: 14 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in North Center

See every restaurant in North Center →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.