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Mary's Cafe

July 16, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED PEPSI PREP COOLER IN THE CORNER OF THE COOK'S LINE WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 70F INSIDE OF THE COOLER. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS HAM AND EGGS. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS INSIDE OF THE PEPSI PREP COOLER: EGGS AT 60.2F, HAM AT 54.3-56.6F, TURKEY BREAST AT 55.4F, SAUSAGE AT 61.8F, COTTAGE CHEESE AT 56.2F, CHEESES AT 52.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 100# OF FOOD WORTH $400. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
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 LIVE FRUIT FLIES AND LIVE COCKROACHES ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE PREP AREAS, WASHROOMS AND DINING ROOM. APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND EQUIPMENT IN THE DISHROOM AND THE WALLS OF THE DINING ROOM. 2 LIVE COCKROACHES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALL OF THE FOOD PREP AREA BEHIND THE STEAM TABLE AND AROUND THE FOOD STORAGE SHELVES. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS ESPECIALLY UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALONG THE WALLS. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. CLEAN ANY DEAD INSECTS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE PREP AREAS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS. REPLACE THE MISSING WALL TILES IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO PROBE THERMOMETER PROVIDED TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 40

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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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