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Clock Tower Cafe

September 3, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings9
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: AGAIN TODAY,NO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER NOR A VALID CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WERE HANDLED.INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE HANDLED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012(A)
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED A MEAT SLICER ON TOP PREP TABLE IN REAR AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IF MEAT SLICER IS USED AT THAT LOCATION OR RELOCATE UNIT.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: WATER AND DEBRIS INSIDE THE BEER COOLER BEHIND BAR AREA.REMOVE WATER AND DEBRIS KEEP CLEAN. PORTABLE FAN WITH DUST BUILD-UP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. STRONG ODOR OF URINE INSIDE THE MEN'S WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DUST, GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS AND OTHER ITEMS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,NEED TO DETAIL CLEAN CORNERS,ALONG WALL,UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,UNDER SHELVES,AND COOLERS.CEMENT FLOOR IN REAR AREA NOT CLEANABLE SURFACE NOT SMOOTH,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALL IN REAR STORAGE BY THE JUICE DISDENSER SURFACE NOT SMOOTH,PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. SPIDER WEBS ON WALL/CEILING IN REAR AREA.WALL IN KITCHEN BROWN IN COLOR INSTRUCTED TO PAINT AND REMOVE SPIDER WEBS.
code 35
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
Inspector note: MEN'S WASH ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSED INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DOOR
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: WATER PIPE UNDER THE DUMB SINK AT BAR AREA IS LEAKING INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. NO RUNNING HOT WATER PROVIDED AT FIRST WASH BOWL BY THE DOOR IN MEN'S,TWO OTHER WASH BOWLS PROVIDED AT SAME AREA WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: THERMOMETERS ARE NOT PROVIDED INSIDE ALL COOLERS ,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: : DIRTY LINENS INSIDE AN OPEN LAUNDRY BAG STORED INSIDE THE REAR DOOR.OBSERVED FLIES INSIDE AND AROUND THE BAG.INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE BAG OR PROVIDE AN ENCLOSED BAG. EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 26, 2013: 9 findings recurred. 6 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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