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Original Pancake House

February 5, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN COOKING AREA AND REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINKS WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND WASHING SINK IN WAIT STATION AND REAR DISH MACHINE AREA. HAND WASHING SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
    code 10Priority
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED READY TO EAT HAM, DELI MEATS, WHIPPING CREAM NOT PROPERLY LABELED AND DATED IN WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE ALL FOOD IN IN COOLERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSURE/REMINDER ON MENU. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO POST CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSURE/REMINDER ON MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
    code 25
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED GASKETS ON PREP COOLERS DOORS IN COOKING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL COOLER GASKETS. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP COOLERS, AND PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDER DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS. OBSERVED WATER SEEPING THROUGH WALLS AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL AND REPAIR WALLS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLER, LIGHT SHIELDS IN COOKING AREA AND CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FANS, LIGHT SHIELDS AND CEILING/WALL VENTS.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED LOOSE LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SECURE LOOSE LIGHT SHIELD.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 25, 2019: 7 findings 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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