✕

Sol Cafe

May 13, 2016 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: OBSERVED LT DISH MACHINE BEING USED BUT NOT SANITIZING PROPERLY. SANITARIAN AND MANAGER USED TEST KIT TO TEST SANITIZER, BUT NO SANITIZER PRESENT. MACHINE TAGGED. INSTRUCTED TO USE 3-COMP SINK IN REAR PREP TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE DISHES. DISCONTINUE USE UNTIL UNIT IS REPAIRED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FOR INSPECTION REPORT # 1578625, DATED 10/7/2015. VIOLATION #38; NO HOT WATER PROVIDED AT WASH BOWL BY THE STALL IN MEN'S WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.ANOTHER WASH BOWL IS LOCATED NEXT TO SAID BOWL WITH HOT /COLD RUNNING WATER. VIOLATION #45: NO IDPH'S FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED AT PRESENT TIME.INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN IT SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON PREP COOLER IN REAR. ALSO, FOUND DUCT TAPE ON EQUIPMENT IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR GASKET AND THAT USE OF DUCT TAPE ON EQUIPMENT IS PROHIBITED. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF FRONT AND REAR PREP COOLERS NOT CLEAN. ALSO, INTERIOR OF STORAGE CABINETS UNDER FRONT COUNTER NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS, AND BASEMENT FLOOR UNDER STAIRCASE HAS EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND IS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT IN LADIES TOILET ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL WORKING LIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND WATER FILTRATION DEVICE ON EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEVICE, AND THAT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IS FOR HAND WASHING ONLY. ALSO, PLUMBER PUTTY FOUND IN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REOMVE SND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVE SOILED LINENS NOT BEING STORED PROPERLY, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZER BUCKET WHILE NOT IN USE AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED BASEMENT AREA WITH EXCESSIVE CLUTTER ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED, AND LIFT ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 7, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Rogers Park

See every restaurant in Rogers Park →

About this record

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.