Cozy Corner Diner & Pancake House

• 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: Facilities not maintaining proper temperature. Prep cooler under grill not maintaining proper temperature. Found cooler internal temperature at 47.0 F while storing potentially hazardous foods. Instructed that coolers must maintain 40 F or below. Critical citation issued 7-38-005(A). "Held for Inspection" tag placed on cooler.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: Potentially hazarodus foods does not meet temperature requirement during storage, preparation, display and service. Found dairy creamers-128oz on all the dining room tables, that states on packaged must be refrigerated at 69.9 F. Also, found potentially hazardous foods inside prep cooler stated above, found Ham at 45.7 F approximately 15 lbs and Ground Sausage at 47.0 F approximately 5 lbs and Ssusage patties at 46.9 F approximately 3 lbs. Instructed manager that potentially hazardous foods must maintain 40 F or below. Critical citation issued 7-38-005(A). Manager voluntarily discarded and denatured. Value $50
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Bulk storage container in prep area not labeled. Instructed to label exterior of container.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Multi and single use utensils not properly stored. Instructed to invert utensils to prevent contsmination before use.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Exposed hand sink and three compartment sink installed next to the other. Instructed to install shield between both sinks to prevent contamination. Masking tape used to maintain shelves inside prep cooler. Instructed to remove tape from shelves.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Light covers in prep area not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 4, 2010: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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