Elly's Pancake House

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: FOODS NOT LABELED OR DATED INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL/DATE FOODS, FIRST IN FIRST OUT.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SPILLED SODA SYRUP INSIDE CABINET OF SODA MACHINE, STANDING WATER INSIDE ICE BIN CABINET AT COFFEE STATION AND FOOD BUILD UP ON SHELVES AT SAME AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STAINS ON WALL IN PREP AREA BEHIND MEAT SLICER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN WALL.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: ONE CEILING LIGHT COVER MISSING ABOVE STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COVER CEILING LIGHTS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK HOT WATER HANDLE LEAKING AT BASE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THEROMETER INSIDE BAKERY DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THEROMETER FOR COOLER, ALSO MUST MAKE THERMOMETERS VISIBLE IN ALL COOLERS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR CLUTTERED WITH RACKS UNDER DISHMACHINE DRAINBOARD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL RACKS OFF FLOOR 6" OR REMOVE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 14, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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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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