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Pancake Cafe

November 16, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings16
  • critical findings5

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: HAND SINK MUST BE INSTALLED AT WATER,COFFEE,AND ICE STATION BY THE WEST EXIT DOOR,IN DINING AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION:7-38-030(C),NO CITATION ISSUED • NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT HAND WASHING SINK AT FRONT SMALL PREP AREA,HAND WASHING SINK ACROSS FROM PRODUCE/FRUIT AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE(SINK COVERED WITH LID); HAND WASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN WITHOUT SOAP. AFTER MY REQUEST PAPER TOWEL, SOAP DISPENSER AND LID REMOVED FROM SAID SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C)
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE PREPARED AND SERVED:EGGS,POTATOES,MILK ETC. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN SAID CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-012
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-012(A) NO CITATION ISSUED -
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY IN PLACE AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED -
    code 5Priority
  • water/temperature at the sink offcritical
    Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITH BARE HANDS CLEANING IS STATION WITH SOAP, AFTER FINISHING PEELED, CUT, ,SLICED AND DICED FRESH FRUITS:PINEAPPLE AND CANTALOUPE,NO HAND WASHING .OBSERVED THE COOK WASHING HANDS UNDER RUNNING WATER ONLY,NO SOAP USED RETURNED TO HER STATION AND GLOVED HANDS TO BEGAN TO HANDLE COOKED FOOD,( I STOPPED HER AND INSTRUCTED TO WASH HER HANDS WITH SOAP).SAME COOK WITH BARE HAND CONTACT HANDLED RTE FOOD,ALSO GRABBED WITH BOTH HANDS SHREDDED PRE-COOKED POTATOES FROM COOLER DRAWER UNDER THE GRILL.AGAIN INFORMED HER OF HAND WASHING. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-010
    code 9Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: NO SANITIZING SOLUTION PROVIDED AT THIRD COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING CUTTING BOARD AND KNIFE UNDER RUNNING WATER AND NOT SANITIZE.MANAGER CORRECTED THE ISSUED BY PUTTING THE ITEMS THRU LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE(100ppm) PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-025,CITATION ISSUED - COS
    code 16
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS IN COOLERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME, AND EXPIRATION DATE WITHIN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: FOODS ON MENU THAT PERTAIN TO THE CONSUMER ADVISORY FOUND PRINTED ON THE MENU WERE NOT NOTED OR DISCLOSED. MUST DISCLOSE SUCH FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
    code 25
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: FOOD CONTAINER/BOTTLES USED FOR FOOD MUST BE LABEL WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD -
    code 37
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME EMPLOYEE GOING IN AND OUT THE KITCHEN WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    code 40
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. - -
    code 41
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT PROVIDED ON SITE FOR:THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAID CHEMICAL TEST KIT ACCORDING TO SANITIZER SOLUTION PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED REFER TO VIOLATION # 4-501.114
    code 48
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: FOUND FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR(HEAVY LINEN WRAPPED AROUND THE BASE OF FAUCET OTHERWISE UNABLE TO USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK) DUE TO HEAVY LEAKING WHEN FAUCET IS TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FLOOR DRAINS WITH A BUILD UP OF BLACK SLIME BY THE GREASE TRAP OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK) INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN - FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES WITH DEBRIS AND GRIMES(UNDER SHELVES,UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT,INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLERS AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. BROKEN CEILING AND WALLS IN BASEMENT AREAS MUST BE REPAIRED. ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS IN WALLS AND AROUND PIPES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES (KITCHEN, BASEMENT AND BAR AREA,ETC.) MUST BE SEALED. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. ALL WALLS IN FOOD AND SUPPLY STORAGE AREAS (BASEMENT) MUST BE FINISHED TO BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: ADDITIONAL FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE MUST BE PROVIDED ON SITE
    code 57
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. -
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 22, 2018: 16 findings appeared for the first time. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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