Hearty Cafe Pancake House

August 23, 2023 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED COTTAGE CHEESE CONTAINERS BEING REUSED FOR OTHER FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE PROPER FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR ALL FOOD ITEMS.
    code 45
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED FOR STORAGE IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL MILK CRATEAS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS, RESIDUE ON INTERIOR SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: OBSERVED RIGHT HAND WASHING SINK SLOWLY DRAINNG IN WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA, STANDING WATER ON FLOOR IN CORNERS NEAR DISH MACHINE, FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS, FOOD SPILLS ON WALLS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MISSING GROUT ON FLOOR TILES ALONG WALLS IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RE-GROUT AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 21, 2023: 5 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.

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