Original Pancake House

August 17, 2026 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: FOUND WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (SANITIZER MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 41
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: FOUND THE CUTTING BOARD ON THE SHORT REACH IN COOLER IN FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH DARK GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD TO MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE REACH IN COOLERS AND THE CHEST REACH IN FREEZER WITH ICE BUILD UP, FOOD AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN COOLERS/FREEZERS.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT AND ON THE 1ST FL WITH STANDING WATER, DIRT AND DEBRIS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND THE COOKING/COOLING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO FIND SOURCE OF WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM, FIX IT AND MAINTAIN CLEAN AND DRY FLOORS.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: FOUND FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE WITH NO FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE.
    code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 17, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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.

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