Clock Tower Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 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: OBSERVED LIGHT BULB AND LIGHT SHIELD NEEDED IN MAIN COOKING AREA. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. • VENTILATION (EXHAUST FAN) IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: 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 Fail on May 7, 2019: 4 findings recurred. 8 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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