North Pond Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS BRIE CHEESE 44.2 F, YAK (WHOLE MUSCLE - COW) 44.2 F, CHICKEN LEGS 45.5, LAMB BELLY 43.8 F, COOKED LAMB 44.4 F, RAW DUCK 45.1 F, BRIOCHE DOUGH 44.9, WAGYU 44.6 F, CHICKEN BREAST 44.4 F AND COOKED SWEET POTATOES 44.2 F, IN WALK-IN COOLER. APPROXIMATELY 90 LBS VALUED AT $1030 DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE PERSON IN CHARGE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  code 22
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED TRASH, CRATES, WOOD, AND EXCESSIVE DIRT AND OTHER ELEMENTS ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH OUTDOOR RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LARGE ITEMS AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON TOP OF OUTDOOR GREASE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED CLUTTER IN MOP CLOSET IN MENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ELEVATE ALL KEPT ITEMS ON PROPER SHELVING, THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AND A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. • NOTED LEAK AT BASE OF MOP SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 2, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 7 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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