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Golden Apple Cafe & Bakery

August 19, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL ON PREMISES. NUMEROUS RODENT/MICE DROPPINGS ON PREMISES. MORE THAN 200 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOORS BEHIND ICE MACHINE, MORE THAN 100 DROPPINGS IN REAR PORCH STORAGE AREA ON TOP OF DRY STORAGE FOOD CONTAINERS AND UNDER STORAGE RACKS, UNDER HAND SINK AND DOUGH MIXER, FREEZER, ON STORAGE FOOD SHELVES, AND MORE THAN 30-LOWER PREP TABLE SHELVES, UNDER DISH MACHINE, 20 INSIDE DEEP FRYER CABINET. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL AREAS. INSTALL 16 MESH TO THE INCH SCREEN OVER VENTILATION FAN ABOVE REAR DOOR TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY FOR TREATMENT. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 13Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: PREMISES OPERATING WITHOUT ANY RUNNING HOT OR COLD WATER ON PREMISES UNDER CITY PRESSURE. WATER SHUT OFF DUE TO CONSTRUCTION WORK OUTSIDE, RESTAURANT WAS INFORMED THAT RUNNING WATER WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE, HOWEVER WAS OPEN AND SERVING FOOD TO CUSTOMERS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030. MUST RESTORE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO ALL SINKS.
code 9Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN: PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR /INTERIOR OF ALL FOOD EQUIPMET, DEEP FRYER, CABINETS, RACKS, DISH MACHINE, STOVES, ICE MACHINE, OVENS ETC.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH-OUT NOT CLEAN. RODENT DROPPINGS, FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE AND LITTER ON FLOORS. MUST CLEAN. SEAL ALL OPENINGS AT FLOOR/WALL JUNCTIONS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OPENINGS IN CEILING AREAS AROUND PIPES IN PREP AREAS. MUST SEAL OPENINGS. CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLAGE FROM WALLS. CLEAN ACCUMULATED DUST ON VENT COVERS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: NO ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON WATER SUPPLIES TO ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE BREWER. MUST INSTALL SAME.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: FOUND STORAGE SHELVES IN PREP AREA TOO CLUTTERED WITH ARTICLES,CARD BOARD ETC.MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER AND PROPERLY ORGANIZE ALL STORAGE SHELVES IN PREP AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 27, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.