Clock Tower Cafe

August 26, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings20
critical findings5

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Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
code 1Priority
handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND REAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN RER PREP AREA AND FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT HAND SOAP MUST BE PROVIDED AT ALL HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED HAND SOAP DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HAND PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT HAND PAPERS TOWELS MUST BE PROVIDED AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION. • OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. SINK BLOCKED WITH A 2-DOOR DISPLAY COOLER. MANAGEMENT REMOVE COOLER TO THE SIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THE HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOE VIOLATIONS.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE NOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN TENDERS, HAMBURGERS, HUMMUS AND VEGGIE PLATTER, CHICKEN WINGS, HAMBURGERS ETC. INSTRUCTED ABOVE TO OPERATE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OR SUPPLIES ON PREMISES TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BOTH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE CHUTE AND ENTIRE INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE BEHIND PANEL WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK AND BROWN MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. ICE IS USED FORHUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSED OF ICE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDERCOOKED A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD SUCH AS HAMBURGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY THAT DISCLOSES AND REMINDS CONSUMERS OF SUCH ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OURT OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF OBSERVED 1/2 INCH OPENING ON BOTTOM DOOR. MUST REAPIR MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. • MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. INSTRUCTED ABOVE MUST HAVE A COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES CONTAINING RECENT INVOICES. LICENSE PEST COMTROL IDPH LICENSE COPY, MAP OF FACILITY ETC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON WALLS AND CEILING ON KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA, DISHWASHING AREA AND INSIDE THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. ALSO OBSERVED 7 LIVE LARGE HOUSE FLIES FLYING AROUND FOOD PREP AREAS AND INSIDE WASHROOM.MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZED AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE FLYNG INSECT PROBLEM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES AND INSIDE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE BIN IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 43
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES OF FOOD STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST ELEVATE FOOD ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING THE REAR OUTSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND REPAINT OR REPLACE SHELVING.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP INSIDE MEAT CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN THE MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE AND CLEAN FREEZER.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST REAPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NEEDED ON MOP SINK. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DOOR DEVICE AT THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DOOR DEVICE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGE MISSING AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN FACILITY IN A GOOD REPAIR • OBSERVED BIG OPENING INTO CEILING ABOVE PREP TABLE IN MAIN FOOD PREPARATION AREA ALSO OBSERVED PLASTERS FALLEN OFF ON WALL LEADING TO BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR SEAL OPENINGS MAINTAIN FACILITY IN A GOOD REPAIR. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT ON PIPES, BEHIND DISHWASHING AREA AND FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED EXCESS GREASE AND DIRT BYUILD UP ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT DISHWASHING AREA AND FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON BASEMENT FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS ON FOOD PREP AREAS OR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES STORAGE AREA FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENT INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION FOR ALLTHE REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND MAINTAIN PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
code 58

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