Clarke's On Belmont

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SUCH AS SOUPS, SKILLET SALADS OMELETS SANDWICHES. INSTRUCTED ABOVE THAT CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER HAS TO BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
  code 21
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 01/30/14 REPORT#1092803. (34)BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE. DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND INSIDE FREEZER IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA.(43) WIPING CLOTHES STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABES IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. SERIOUS VIOLATION7-42-090.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND PREP COOLERS.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.REMOVE GREASE BUILD-UP
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: BROKEN FLOOR TILES INSIDE CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MISSING AND WATER DAMAGE CEILING TILES IN REAR DISHEASHING AREA AND REAR EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE. BROKEN WALL TILES IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN. DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH 2-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR AREA. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN. LEAKY FAUCET HANDLE AT THE HANDWASH SINK IN REAR EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN. MUST REPAIR VENTILATION IN EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS IN REAR AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 30, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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