Elly's Pancake House

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING PREPARRED COOKED AND SERVED INCLUDING EGGS, SAUSAGE AND COOKED VEGETABLES. SERIOUS VIOALTION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW WOOD TO THE LEFT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. RAW WOOD MUST BE PAINTED OR SEALED SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON REACH IN REFRIGERATOR IN FRONT SERVICE AREA. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR OF BASEMENT WITH STANDING WATER. OBSERVED DRAIN PIPE FROM WALK IN COOLER LEAKING ONTO FLOOR. KEEP FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY. MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING TILE MISSING ON COOKING LINE ABOVE SALAD STATION. OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL ON EAST SIDE OF DRY STORAGE IN BASEMENT. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CEILING IN BASEMENT STAFF WASHROOM IN DISREPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 1 COMP SINK IN BASEMENT WITH LEAK UNDER SINK. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN LEAK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTERS IN FRONT SERVICE AREA AND IN COOKING AREA. WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN SANITZER SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 26, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 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.

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