Dollop Diner Cafe & Bar

May 8, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings10
  • critical findings4

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP/DISWASHING AREA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDSOAP AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION. • OBSERVED HOT RUNNING WATER AT REAR PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK TEMPERATURE 158.2F-160.2F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DUE TO THE COLD WATER MIXTURE/HANDLE ALSO PRODUCING HOT WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF 110F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F-120F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 C CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED (SUCH AS EGGS, PORK, CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED/SERVED. INSTRUCTED MUST POST A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN KIT CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICIES BY FOOD HANDLERS. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITH CELL PHONES IN HAND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN PUT PHONES ON PREP TABLE AND TAKES ORDERS AND PREPARE FOOD ORDER WITHOUT WASHING THEIR HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.HANDS WERE WASHED DURING INSPECTION(PRIORITY 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
    code 8Priority
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FOOD HANDLERS AND ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 40
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 41
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: OBSERVED MINOR LEAK AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE WITH NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES.
    code 57
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 12, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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