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Egg Harbor Cafe

September 18, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 LBS OF COOKED PORK SAUSAGE PATTIES AND LINKS LOCATED ON THE PREP TABLE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION @99.0F. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL HOT TCS FOODS @ 135F OR HIGHER AT ALL TIMES AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION CONSILIDATED WITH VIOLATION #22. PIC VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID FOOD AT THIS TIME.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD TCS FOODS @ IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION... THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS, APPROXIMATELY 10 DOZEN EGGS RANGING BETWEEN 70.0-75F, 8LBS POOLED EGGS @70F, 75LBS OF PORK CHORIZO RANGING BETWEEN 51.0-53.6F, 15 LBS OF PRE COOKED SAUSAGES @53.0F,8 GALLONS OF MILK @55.0F, 32 LBS OF HALF AND HALF @ 53.0F, 40 LBS YOGURT RANGING BETWEEN 48.0-54.3F, 50 LBS OF LIQUID EGG WHITES RANGING BETWEEN 49.5-55.0F, 45 LBS SLICED DELI MEATS RANGING BETWEEN 49.4-55.0F, 4 LBS TUNA @52.0F, CHICKEN SALAD @49.3F,20 LBS SMOKED SALMON @53.0F, 40 LBS COOKED POTATOES @ 58.0F, 4 LBS HARD BOILED EGGS @ 58.0F, 50 LBS PRECOOKED HABANERO HASH @ 83.0F. ALL SAID ITEMS WERE LOCATED IN A WALK-IN COOLER AND 2-DOOR COOLER WITH A COLD HOLD UNIT ATTACHED IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOODS @41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. ALL SAID FOOD WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED DURING THIS TIME.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURE @ 54.0F WHILE STORING TCS FOODS (HABANERO HASH, YOGURTS, MILK, TUNA, ETC). NOTED 2-DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH COLD HOLD UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA AT 58.0F AT THIS TIME WHILE HOLDING TCS FOODS (EGGS, SALMON, DELI MEATS) PRIORITY VIOLATION. INSTRUCTED PIC TO DISCONTINUE USE OF UNITS REPAIRED TO 41F OR BELOW AS REQUIRED. BOTH UNITS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS ON SITE FOR TESTING SANITIZING STRENGTH AT USE LOW-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE LOCATED IN DISH/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE/ 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE FOR ALL CFM CERTIFICATE HOLDERS. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 28, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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