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Firecakes

February 15, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON SITE AS WELL NO NECESSARY ITEMS/KIT ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE VOMIT AND DIARHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY ITEMS/KIT (DISPOSAL MOP HEAD, SINGLE USE GLOVES, FACE MASK AND APPROVED CHEMICAL SANITIZER)/ ON SITE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED READY TO EAT/TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS, PASTRY CREAM, ETC. STORED INSIDE COLD HOLDING UNITS, OVER NIGHT, WITHOUT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS STORED FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST HAVE PROPER LABEL AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24HOURS. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED WHITE SUBSTANCE INSIDE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH NO COMMON NAME LABELS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COMMON NAME LABELS ON ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH FOOD STORE INSIDE, REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINER. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE COMMERCIAL BAGS OF FOOD, COCONUT POWDER, ETC. STORED IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA ON SHELVING UNIT, OPEN AND NOT PROTECTED. INFORMED MANAGER FOOD MUST BE COVERED AND PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE OPEN FOODS IN BULK CONTAINERS OR COVERED AND PROTECTED DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 39
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE LIDS FOR WATER, COFFEE, TEA, ETC. STORED AT SELF SERVICE CONDIMENT STATION IN DINING AREA, WITH LIP CONTACT SURFACE NOT COVERED OR PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION, WRAPPER OR DISPENSER. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SINGLE SERVICE LIDS, ETC. FOR COFFEE, TEA, ETC. MUST BE FURNISHED/STORED AT SELF SERVICE STATION, IN ORIGINAL WRAPPER OR APPROVED DISPENSER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 45
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILE UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT DISH WASHING AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT FIXTURE IN REFRIGERATOR UNIT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 17, 2017: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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