Clock Tower Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES; MARINATED CHICKEN 49.F, SLICED TURKEY BREAST 52.8F, HUMMUS 62.8F, AND GUACOMOLE 49.3F. FOOD MENTIONED ABOVE WAS STORED IN THE PREP AREA, REACH-IN COOLER, AND COLD HOLDING COOLER. MANAGEEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 15#'S OF FOOD AT A VALUE OF $50. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 3Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM AUGUST 26, 2013 REPORT #1106796 : (32) 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. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
  code 29
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO STORE CLEAN PLATES AND BOWLS UPSIDE DOWN TO PROTECT AGAINST CONTAMINATION.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE REACH-IN FREEZER SOILED WITH A BROWN LIQUID. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 3, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 8 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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