Clock Tower Cafe

May 7, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. MUST OBTAIN AND POST CERTIFICATE(S).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEES WHEN RESPONDING TO A VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENT. MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED DRY FOOD STORAGE IN BASEMENT ON SHELVES DIRECTLY UNDER SEWER LINES. BEER STORED UNDER BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST RELOCATE FOOD AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL CUPS BEING STORED INSIDE TUNA SALAD AND RELISH. MUST REMOVE SMALL CUPS AND ONLY USE LONG HANDLED SCOOPS.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED IN BASEMENT STORED DIRECTLY UNDER SEWER LINES. MUST MOVE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
code 44
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SIDES OF FRYERS UNCLEAN WITH EXCESS ACCUMULATION OF GREASE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INSIDE AND SIDES OF FRYERS. • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH BUILD UP OF PINK SLIME ON INTERIOR PANEL. CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESS ICE ACCUMULATION IN WALK IN FREEZER. REMOVE AND MAINTAIN WALK IN FREEZER
code 49
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER FOUND IN WOMENS WASHROOM HAND SINKS AT A TEMPERATURE OF 60.8F. MUST RESTORE HOT WATER TO A MINIMUM OF 100F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C).
code 50
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK UNDER SINK IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK. • OBSERVED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NEEDED ON MOP SINK. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST INSTALL OR PROVIDE GREASE TRAP LOCATION.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOOR UNDER REAR FOOD PREP AREA HAND SINK IS BROKEN AND IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR FLOOR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. CEILING IN LIQUOR/BEVERAGE STORAGE ROOM (FIELD HOUSE) IS IN POOR REPAIR. UNCLEAN CEILING IN BASEMENT FOOD/SUPPLY STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: VENTILATION (EXHAUST FAN) IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION. • OBSERVED LIGHT BULB AND LIGHT SHIELD NEEDED IN MAIN COOKING AREA. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 56
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2200584 DATED 8/7/18 # 58 NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING PA 100-0367 INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING # 47 CUTTING BOARD AT PREP COOLERS WITH BLACK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. OBSERVED GRIME BUILD UP ON SHELVES UNDER PREP TABLE, EQUIPMENT, VENT COVERS AND SMALL WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER WITH DUST BUILD UP. NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #55 EXCESS DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREMISES UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOLERS, LOWER LEVEL WHERE ICE MACHINE AND MEAT SLICER IS LOCATED (ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS, CORNERS, ETC. IN BASEMENT WHERE SODA BOXES ARE AND MOP SINK WITH EXCESS WATER AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP FLOORS CLEAN AND DRY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 7, 2018: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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