Hearty Cafe Pancake House

April 18, 2025 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP AT RUBBER GASKETS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 39
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SCRUB PADS IN POOR CONDITION INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OFTEN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION
    code 41
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: LARGE CAN OPENER IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • CUTTING BOARD I FRONT WAIT STAION AREA IN NEED OF REPLACING WHERE WORN AND DISCOLORED INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND DISH MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANIG TO REMOVE WET FOOD DEBRIS FLOORS IN FRONT HOT COOK LINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: AIR VENT ABOVE WAIT STATION FOOD AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 21, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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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.

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