Original Pancake House

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. OBSERVED KNIFE STORED IMPROPERLY UNDERNEATH THE SHAKE MIXER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A KNIFE RACK AT THE COOK'S LINE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE BROKEN AND MISSING WALL TILES IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM. REPAIR WALLS OF THE PREP AREA. PAINT AREAS OF PEELING PAINT AND FILL IN OPENINGS IN THE WALLS. REGLUE THE VINYL BASEBOARD IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE COOK'S LINE. REPAINT THE RUSTED AND CHIPPED PAINT ON THE VENT COVER IN THE DISHWASH AREA.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REPAIR THE LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER INSTEAD OF THE TOPS OF THE PREP TABLES AND PREP COOLERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 6, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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