Senor Pan Cafe Express

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 19, 2018
• address5059 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Senor Pan Cafe Express clean?

Senor Pan Cafe Express is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 19, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Senor Pan Cafe Express?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 19, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-012(a) NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED A FEW SPECKLES OF PINK AND BLACK DEBRIS INSIDE THE INC BIN OF THE ICE MACHINE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE, AND REMINDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE INSIDE MINI FRIDGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • MUST CLEAN OUT DRAIN PIPES IN THE TOILET ROOM AND BY THE 3 COMP SINK TO REMOVE ANY BUILDUP OF DEAD/DECOMPOSED FLIES TO PREVENT PEST ATTRACTION AND HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST REMOVE MILK CRATES FROM REAR PREP AND ARTICLES OFF THE FLOOR IN THE REAR STORAGE UNIT AND PROVIDE A NON-POROUS, CORROSION-RESISTANT, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST REMOVE MILK CRATES FROM REAR PREP AND ARTICLES OFF THE FLOOR IN THE REAR STORAGE UNIT AND PROVIDE A NON-POROUS, CORROSION-RESISTANT, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE FOIL SHELF LINER. MUST REPAINT/REFINISH SWING DOOR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESS FOOD DEBRIS ON THE SHELVES BETWEEN THE STEAM TABLE AND THE PREP COOLER, UNDER THE ESPRESSO MACHINE, ON TOP THE GRILL TABLE AND THE SIDES OF THE GRILL. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST PROVIDE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO BE VISIBLE TO INSPECTION AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED SLIGHT LEAK IN PIPE OF FRONT PREP HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESS DIRT/DEBRIS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FLOOR AND WALL BASES THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD STORAGE UNIT, THE WALL BETWEEN THE REAR REACH IN COOLERS. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS CLEAN AREAS, AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESS GREASE BUILDUP INSIDE THE VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REMOVE GREASE, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESS GREASE BUILDUP INSIDE THE VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REMOVE GREASE, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: PA 100-0367 NO CITATION ISSUED

When was Senor Pan Cafe Express last inspected?

Senor Pan Cafe Express has 2 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2018.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 19, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.