Clock Tower Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FOUND REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. 51.2F. TAGGED COOLER. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒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 COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. FOUND 12 POUNDS GUACAMOLE AT 50.5F, 10 POUNDS POLISH SAUSAGE AT 51.4F, AND 2 GALLONDS DRESSING AT 52.7F. CRITICAL VIOLATION.7-38-005A. DISPOSED OF 35 POUNDS OF FOOD VALUE AT 100 DOLLARS.
  code 3Priority
• 🌡️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 HOT DOGS, CHICKEN,ETC.) SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-012. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 21
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: FOUND PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT DATED 11-10-16 INSPECTION # 1975242 VIOLATION 45.FOODHANDLERS AT PREMISES WITH NO FOOD HANDLING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-42-090. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND REACH IN FREEZER DOOR IN POOR REPAIR(WARPED DOOR).MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT MAIN KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 10, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 7 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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