Clarke's On Belmont

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FOUND REACH-IN POP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 52.7F;THEIR OWN THERMOMETER SHOWED 52F.COOLER MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F.CHEESE CAKES AND CAKES WERE STORED IN IT.TAGGED "HELD FOR INSPECTION",DO NOT USE.FAX A LETTER TO PUBLIC HEALTH,WHEN UNIT MAINTAINS 40F AND BELOW.(FAX#312- 746-4240).CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) H000073321-18
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE:3 DIFFERENT KIND OF CHEESE CAKE AT TEMP OF 47.8F; AND CHOCOLATE CAKE AT TEMP OF 46.7F.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 3, VALUE 26.CRITICAL VIOLATION:73321-18
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PROVIDE A SCREEN FOR THE WINDOW ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP IN WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT AREA.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.ADDITIONAL DISCHARGE WATER HOSE IS NEEDED AT BASEMENT.PIPE MUST BE STORED ABOVE THE FLOOR DRAIN, NO WATER ON FLOOR.BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK SLOWLY DRAINING,ALSO MIDDLE COMPARTMENT IS BROKE WATER IS LEAKING ON FLOOR,INSTRUCTED TO WELD.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 5, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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