Croatian Cultural Center Of Chicago

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings2

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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: PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: NO ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN ORIGINAL CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE FOR THE PRESENT CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE/FOOD NOT PROTECTED ON TWO ICE MACHINE:BEHIND THE BAR AND REAR STORAGE BY THE KITCHEN.BOTH WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO ICE CUBES. SAID ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: MAIN FRONT DOOR WITH 1/4" TO 1/2" GAP AT BOTTOM OF THE DOORS.REPAIR ISSUE TO MINIMIZE PEST/INSECT ENTRY
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE CABINET OF THE TWO DEEP FRYERS(CLEAN BACK PART OF INSIDE THE CABINET) MAINTAIN
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOSES ATTACHED AT POP GUNS INSIDE(DRAIN) THE COMPARTMENTS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS BEHIND BAR. RE-ROUTE SAID HOSES TO A FLOOR DRAIN. • MUST PROVIDE ICE SCOOP CONTAINERS FOR BOTH SCOOPS STORE ON TOP THE ICE MACHINE, TO MINIMIZE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION
  code 51
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: ADDITIONAL FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS
  code 58

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Compared with No Entry on October 10, 2024: 9 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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