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Explorer Cafe

March 31, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND THE COLD HOLDING UNIT UNDERNEATH THE GRILL IN THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA NOT ABLE TO HOLD THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 61.1F. UNIT WAS TAGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE UNIT FIXED SO THAT IT HOLDS THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WAS STORED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER AND WAS NOT AT THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER. 4-5LBS OF HOT DOGS (50.7F-51.4F) AND 15LBS OF BEEF PATTIES (50.2F-50.5F). MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED OF THE PRODUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $200.00. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE. CRITICIAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: FOUND FOIL ON THE GRILL IN THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INTRUCTED TO REMOVE. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: FOUND THE CAN OPENER AND THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FOOD AND DIRT BUILD UP FROM THE EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS AND THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN THE CORNERS WITH FOOD, GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: FOUND THE LIGHT SHIELDS, CEILING TILES, VENTILATION HOOD AND WALLS IN THE PREP AREA ABOVE AND AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, SINKS AND DISH WASHING MACHINE WITH DIRT, DUST AND FOOD SPLATTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 35
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: OBSERVED A MALE EMPLOYEE WITH LONG HAIR NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: FOUND WASH CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 1, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.