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Specialty's Cafe Bakery

June 10, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings3

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: HOT WATER AT WASH BOWLS IN MENS/WOMENS WASHROOM FOR EMPLOYEES AND PUBLIC AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 60-64F. DEGREES. MUST BRING TO PROPER TEMPERATURE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR, UNABLE TO REACH MINIMUM TEMP OF 120 F. DEGREES FOR PROPER SANITIZING. MUST PROVIDE PROPER TEMPERATURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: NO HOT WATER AT EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK OR 1-COMPARTMENT SINK IN EXPRESSO PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 9Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: FRONT INTERIOR DOORS WITH ACCESS TO CAFE COMMON AREA NOT RODENT PROOF WITH 1/4" GAP BETWEEN DOORS AND AT BOTTOM. EXTERIOR EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR ALSO WITH 1/2" GAP AT BOTTOM. MUST SEAL TO PREVENT PEST AND RODENT ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AT REAR NOT DRAINING PROPERLY, WITH RELEASED WATER FROM ONE COMPARTMENT ENTERING FROM DRAIN INTO EMPTY COMPARTMENT. MUST REPAIR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 24
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AT EXPOSED HAND SINK AT REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO PAN STORAGE RACK.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREAR UNDER STORAGE RACKS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN EXHAUST VENTS AT CEILING IN WASH ROOMS.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN DRY FOOD STORAE AREA, STORE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR ORGANIZE AND MAINTAN AT ALL TIMES.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 9, 2013: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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