Pittsfield Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VISIBLE THERMOMETERS FOR REACH-IN COOLERS AT THE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARDS ON HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED AT THE COOK LINE NEXT TO FLAT TOP GRILL. INSTRUCTED PIC TO PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK TO PROTECT FOOD AND COOKING EQUIPMENT FROM CONTAMINATION.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTED SHELVING IN THE DAIRY COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT, AND ALUMINUM FOIL BEING USED AS SHELF LINER ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AT THE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT OR REPLACE THE RUSTED SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND REMOVE THE FOIL FROM SHELVING ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT SO THAT SURFACE IS SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE FAN GUARDS IN THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER, AND SPILLED FOOD DERBIS AT THE BOTTOM OF REACH-IN OMELETTE PREP COOLER AND IN BETWEEN GASKETS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION ON ALL COOKING AND FRYING EQUIPMENT AT THE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2590121 DATED 2/27/24 NOT CORRECTED: VIOLATION #10- "NO HANDSINK PROVIDED AT FRONT COFFEE/BAR STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL." PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 27, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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