Clock Tower Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: FOUND NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND SINK AT MAIN KITCHEN. CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-030. EXPOSED HAND SINK SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS DURING INSPECTION.
  code 12Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD. (HANDLES HAMBURGERS, CHICKEN,ETC.) SERIOUS VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012. MUST OBTAIN.
  code 21
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: FOODHANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS.MUST OBTAIN.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: FOODHANDLERS AT PREMISES WITH NO FOOD HANDLING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 18, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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