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Pancake Cafe/Aji Sushi

April 27, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON-PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS- HAM, EGGS, ETC.- ARE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON-PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-30-012.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED PINK AND BLACK DIRT/SLIME BUILD-UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE, ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. ALL ICE INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 16
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS IN THE PREP AREA, REACH-IN COOLER RUBBER DOOR GASKETS, AND ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE DISHMACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: PREP AREA HANDWASH SINK PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY (HAND SINK LOCATED ADJACENT TO FOOD WALK-IN COOLER). INSTRUCTED SAID HAND WASH SINK MUST DRAIN QUICKLY.
code 51
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON-PREMISES. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON-PREMISES.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 30, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.