The Breakfast Club Inc

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. OBSERVED SAUSAGES AT 125F UNDER THE HEAT LAMP IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HOT FOODS ABOVE 135F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE THE 1-DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. OBSERVED MILK AT 44F, CHEESE AT 45, AND WHIPPING CREAM AT 46F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
  code 22
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WORKING THERMOMETER INSIDE OF THE BASEMENT 1 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: REPAIR THE TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE RIGHT DOOR OF THE 2-DOOR BAR PREP COOLER.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE UNDERSIDES AND LEGS OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND ATTACH STAINLESS STEEL COUNTERTOPS TO THE DISH MACHINE IN THE DISHWASHING AREA.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE WATER SUPPLY LINE TO THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN THE WALLS BELOW THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2569144 ON 1/4/23 NOT CORRECTED: 57 - FOUND SOME EMPLOYEES MISSING FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 4, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 6 previous findings 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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