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Horizon Cafe

January 26, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

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: EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL ON PREMISES. OBSERVED TWO LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING AT THE FRONT DINING AREA BEHIND BOOTH ALSO NOTED ONE LIVE ROACH IN BASEMENT ON FLOOR BEHIND UPRIGHT FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZED AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICES IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST PROBLEM. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 06/12/15 REPORT#1547058 34 FLOOR TILES IN POOR REPAIR/CRACKED THROUGHOUT DISHWASH MACHINE AREA ALSO OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR AT PREP AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND KEEP FLOOR CLEAN/DRY THROUGHOUT. 35 OBSERVED FOOD STAINS ON WALLS THROUGHOUT DISHWASH AREA. MUST CLEAN ALL WALLS AND MAINTAIN. 36 OBSERVED ONE CEILING LIGHT COVER CRACKED ABOVE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT COVER 40 NO THERMOMETER INSIDE STAND UP REACH IN COOLER BY FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR ALSO NOT METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMTERS FOR ALL COOLERS ALSO MUST PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND AT THE FRONT 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT BUILD-UP ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. ALSO OBSERVED DIRT BUILD-UP INSIDE SURFACES OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6INCHES OFF THE FLOOR/WALL.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE AT THE FRONT PREP AREA PREPING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 29, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 6 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.