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Specialty's Cafe & Bakery

January 4, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, LOCATED IN WORKTOP REACH IN COOLER: 50.1F, 1.5LBS OF PASTRAMI, AT A VALUE OF $15 50.1F, 2LBS OF ROAST BEEF, AT A VALUE OF $15 51.1F, 2LBS OF TUNA SALAD, AT A VALUE OF $10.00 49.1F, 2LBS OF CHICKEN SALAD, AT A VALUE OF $13.00 MANAGER STATED TOTAL WEIGHT OF 7.5 LBS AT APPROXIMATELY VALUE OF$ 53.00 SAID WORKTOP REACHIN COOLER HAD PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 33.5F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED/DENATURED SAID FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL COLD FOOD AT 40 F OR BELOW AND HOT FOOD AT 140 OR ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED DARK DEEP GROOVES AND STAINS ON ALL CUTTING BOARD IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED DARK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE EMBEDDED IN THE CAULKING ALONG 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE/RESEAL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOLED WATER IN UTILITY SINK LOCATED IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 6, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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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