Clock Tower Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️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
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 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. • 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.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 26, 2025: 3 findings recurred. 17 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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