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Gold Coast Deli & Cafe

June 28, 2024 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings3

Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT START OF INSPECTION. PERSON-IN-CHARGE ARRIVED ON-SITE DURING INSPECTION WITH NO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER TRAINING AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
code 1Priority
handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED MAIN PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK IN POOR REPAIR AND UNABLE TO PROVIDE HOT OR COLD WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE HANDWASHING SINK AND ASSOCIATED PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AVAILABLE FOR CONVENIENT USE BY FOOD EMPLOYEES AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE REPAIRED HANDWASHING SINK TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD WATER ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON-SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE HANDLED (RAW EGGS, DELI MEATS, SANDWICHES) AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER TRAINING AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES IN WHICH FOOD IS HANDLED OR PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER AT THE DELI COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY-VIEWABLE LOCATION IN ALL COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 36
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES (TO-GO CONTAINERS, LIDS) STORED UNCOVERED/NOT INVERTED AT THE DELI COOLER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES COVERED OR INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 45
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT (GRIDDLE, MICROWAVE, SLICER) TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 20, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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