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Einstein Bros Bagels

January 4, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER IS IN DISREPAIR AND IS NOT DISPENSING PROPERLY AND IS IN DISREPAIR, LOCATED AT HAND SINK IN THE DISHROOM. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS ARE ALWAYS PROVIDED AND EASILY ACCESSBILE AT ALL HAND SINKS. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT HANDSINK DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: DATE OF COOKED HASHBROWNS MARKED ON 1/17/22 AS AN EXPIRATION, EXCEEDS THE TIME LIMIT. FOOD PREPARED AND HELD IN A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR MORE THAT 24HOURS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7DAYS. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGER ON SITE AND VERIFIED THAT FOODS WERE MADE ON 1/3/22. PROPER DATE LABELING HAS BEEN PROVIDED ON SITE IN WALK-IN COOLER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: FROZEN RAW FISH HAS BEEN THAWED WHILE STILL WRAPPED IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING (ROP) IN WALK-IN COOLER. PACKAGING MUST BE REMOVED FROM FISH IN ROP PRIOR TO THAWING UNDER REFRIGERATION OR RUNNING WATER.
code 35
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: BOTTLES OF WATER USED FOR EGG STATION IS NOT LABELED. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE LABEL.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON PREP-COUNTER NEAR STAND UP OVEN. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY. MANAGER REMOVED WET RAG AND PLACED IN A SANITIZER BUCKET WHILE ON SITE.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: WALK-IN COOLER FAN GUARD IS SOILED WITH DEBRIS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ICE/FROST ACCUMILATION BEHIND WALK-IN FREEZER FAN UNIT. FACILITY MUST REMOVE ICE/FROST DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT FOUND ON JUICE MACHINE NEAR ICE MACHINE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER IS SOILED WITH DEBRIS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • CEILING TILES AND WALL NEAR PREP-TABLE AND OVEN IS HEAVILY SOILED. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • FACILITY MUST PROVIDE CAULK AT SINK FIXTURES ADJACENT TO WALL. • SINK FAUCET IN MENS RESTROOM IS IN DISREPAIR. FACILITY MUST REPAIR.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 4, 2022: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.