Michael's On Main Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: NOTED A GRAYISH,YELLOWISH SUBSTANCE ON THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF THE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ONTO THE ICE.MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES EMPTY THE ICE BIN, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN ON REGULAR BASES. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
  code 16
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED.(CHICKEN, CHILI,OTHER SOUPS AND SANDWICHES ETC). MANAGER ARRIVED BY END OF INSPECTION (10AM) CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLE ON BASE BOARD BY THE ICE MACHINE.....ALSO CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FANS INSIDE THE WALK IN FREEZER AND AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 26, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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