Harry's Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HIGH TEMPERATURE WAREWASHING MACHINE NOT MEETING HOT WATER SANITIZER REQUIREMENTS OF AT LEAST 180F FOR THR FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNIT UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (CDPH). TAGGED UNIT. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-025. 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 MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING/ELEVATION IN FRONT PREP/ DISH AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: BACKFLOW DEVICE IS LEAKING INTO UTILITY SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL FROM 3 COMP SINK. OBSERVED WATER BACKING UP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM 1ST SINK BASIN, WATER BACKS UP INTO 2ND BASIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING CEILINGS TILE PANELS CEILING TILE IN UTILITY SINK IN REAR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE MISSING PANELS CEILING TILES.
  code 55
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
  Inspector note: NOTED NO CURRENT SUMMARY REPORT FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION 10/11/23 POSTED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO POST THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT MUST BE DISPLAYED IN A LOCATION THAT IS VISIBLE TO CONSUMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-42-010(b). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 11, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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