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Heartland Cafe

October 24, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND SMALL COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: AIR TEMP 48.7F TO 50F. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WERE STORED INSIDE THE UNIT,CREAM CHEESES,CHEESE, SALSA ETC.TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION". COOLER MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. 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: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: RED SALSA AT TEMP OF 48.3F TO 48.5F; SOUR CREAM AT TEMP OF 47.8F TO 51.4F; CHEESE AT TEMP OF 48.9F, SPROUT AT TEMP OF 51.7F TO 53F. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 20 VALUE 35.36. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF(5) MICE DROPPINGS IN PREP AREA, NORTH-WEST CORNER BESIDE FOOD SHELF. ONE LIVE ROACH BESIDE THE BAR COUNTER, NORTH-EAST WALL, AND SMALL FLIES IN HALLWAY, DISH ROOM AND MAINLY AT BAR AREA.(15 OR MORE FLIES).OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED, BOTH ENTRANCE DOOR FROM PATIO MUST BE COMPLETELY RODENT/INSECT PROOFED INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLIES, ROACH AND DROPPINGS.NEED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA MENTIONED.SEAL CRACK AND CREVICES IN BAR AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,INCLUDED INSIDE BOTTOM PART OF DEEP FRYER.GREASE BUILD-UP. REMOVE STAGNATE WATER INSIDE THE BEER COOLR UNDER THE BAR AREA. REMOVE BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AROUND THE RUBBER GASKE AND INTERIOR DOOR OF SAID COOLER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT,CORNERS,AND ALONG BASEBOARD WALL,ALSO UNDER THE DISH MACHINE.GRIME AND DUST BUILD-UP.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND BROKEN CEILING TILES ABOVE THE DISH ROOM. SEAL OPENINGS ON WALL THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA AND DISH ROOM AREA.PROVIDE END CAPS FOR THE LIGHT SHIELD IN HALLWAY BY THE DISH ROOM.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,LEAKING.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 16, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.