Kolatek's Bakery & Deli

October 12, 2022 · Fail
🪳cooked
  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: FOUND COLD TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE COLD-HOLD DISPLAY UNIT AT THE DELI COUNTER. COLESLAW, COOKED CHICKEN, COOKED PORK, BEEF STEW, COOKED POTATOES, AND COOKED BUCKWHEAT WITH BACON FOUND AT 45F-61F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT OR BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD DISCARDED.
    code 22
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE REAR BAKERY PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR INSIDE A BREAD PROOFER IN THE BAKERY STORAGE AREA, 15 INSIDE THE FRYER ON THE COOKS LINE, AND 15 INSIDE AN OVEN (USED FOR STORAGE) IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY FROM THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY DIRT BUILD UP ON THE BAKERY DISH AREA CLEAN DISH STORAGE RACKS, AND THE FOOD STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED NEXT TO THE BAKERY DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN METAL RACKS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON THE FLOORS UNDERNEATH THE EQUIPMENT ON THE COOKS LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND FLOOR TILES MISSING GROUT IN THE BAKERY DISH AREA. MUST REGROUT FLOOR TILES IN SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: NOTED ALL FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES TO BE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE APPROVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
    code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 16, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

About this record

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.

official city health-inspection data · no account, no sign-up