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Elly's Pancake House

December 7, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ADDITIONAL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE FOOD PREP LINE THAT IS CONVENIENT TO USE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE FOOD PREP LINE SUPPLIED WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED DIRTY DISHES AND UTENSILS AND SCRUB PADS STORED IN THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA OF THE COFFEE STATION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO KEEP THE HANDWASHING SINKS ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AND NOT TO STORE ANY UTENSILS OR EQUIPMENT IN THE HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE VIOLATION FOR CITATION. • NO PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE END OF THE FOOD PREP LINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE PROVIDED AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). SEE VIOLATION ABOVE FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE NOT WASH THEIR HANDS AFTER TAKING OFF THEIR GLOVES AND PUTTING ON NEW GLOVES TO PREPARE FOOD. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INFORM EMPLOYEES WHEN HAND WASHING IS NECESSARY. PRIORITY 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED INSULATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR OF THE 1 DOOR PREP COOLER AT THE END OF THE PREP LINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO COVER THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER NEXT TO THE HAND WASHING SINK AT THE FOOD PREP LINE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SECTIONS OF THE CEILING IN DISREPAIR AT THE FRONT SERVICE PREP AREA IN FRONT OF THE COOK'S LINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE CEILING DRYWALL IN THIS AREA.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING FROM THE DISHWASHING ROOM AND THE REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS. • INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN PROVIDED ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISHWASHING ROOM. REPLACE THE BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 28, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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