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Clock Tower Cafe

August 11, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL INSIDE PREMISES. OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN BASEMENT ON WALLS CEILING AND STORAGE SHELVING APPROXIMATELLY 30 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZED AFFECTED AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST PROBLEM.7-38-020.
code 18
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 NOR CITY O CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZRDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN HAMBURGERS SALADS, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO OPERATATE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD-UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMNET. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON TPO AND SIDES OH COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. MUST MAINTAIN FLOOR DRY AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST BREADING.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT ON WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 22, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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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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