Senor Pan Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD USED. OBSERVED SALMON THAWED IN INDIVIDUAL PACKAGING INSIDE PREP COOLER (SALMON REFRIGERATED IN A WORKING COOLER). INSTRUCTED MUST REMOVE FROZEN, INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED SALMON FROM PACKAGING PRIOR TO THAWING.PIC DISCARDED SALMON. OBSERVED RAW FROZEN CHICKEN IN BUS TUBS ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED MUST USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING APPROVED METHOD FOR THAWING: IN REFRIGERATION, IN A MICROWAVE AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS COOKING PROCESS, OR COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDER RUNNING WATER WITH SUFFICIENT WATER VELOCITY TO AGITATE AND FLOAT OFF LOOSE PARTICLES IN AN OVERLFOW. PIC CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOORS UNDER DISH MACHINE, UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, IN REAR STORAGE AREA, AND IN AREA BETWEEN BAR AND KITCHEN. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 SMALL, BLACK FLIES ON WALLS AND FLYING AROUND IN BEVERAGE STORAGE AREA, IN REAR KITCHEN NEAR PREP SINK, AND IN BAR AREA. MUST ELIMINATE ALL PEST ISSUES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DIRT BUILD UP ON INSIDE OF BREAD CABINET. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER POOLING ON FLOOR UNDER PIPES UNDER BAR SINK. MUST REPAIR LEAK.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER DISH MACHINE, AND ON FLOORS ALONG ALL WALLS OF FRONT PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP ON INSIDE OF VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE COOKING AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 22, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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