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The Cheesecake Factory

July 19, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED INDIVIDUALLY-WRAPPED PORK CUTLETS IN WALK-IN COOLER STORED COVERED (WRAPPED WITH ALUMINUM FOIL) WHILE COOLING. INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOOD ITEMS UNCOVERED OR LOOSELY COVERED IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION WHILE COOLING TO FACILITATE HEAT TRANSFER AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FOR MAIN PREP LINE HANDWASHING SINK DIRECTLY ABOVE UNCOVERED, EXPOSED FOOD IN LINE COOLERS, POSING RISK OF CONTAMINATION FROM SPLASH OR DRIP AFTER HANDWASHING. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD COVERED IN THIS AREA OR RELOCATE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FROM ABOVE EXPOSED FOOD ITEM TO ELIMINATE RISK OF CONTAMINATION FROM SPLASH OR DRIP AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED DRY, HEAVILY-SOILED WIPING CLOTHS USED TO LINE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT (USED TO LINE EDGES OF COMPRESSOR ACCESS DOORS). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SOILED WIPING CLOTHS AND REPLACE WITH A MATERIAL THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY-CLEANABLE FOR NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GASKETS ALONG SEVERAL DRAWERS ON SEVERAL COLD-HOLDING UNITS THROUGHOUT MAIN PREP LINE TO BE EXCESSIVELY SOILED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL ON GASKETS AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL POTABLE WATER LEAK FROM CEILING IN REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA. LEAK IS NOT ABOVE FOOD, EQUIPMENT, OR SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE AWARE OF CEILING LEAK AND IS AWAITING BUILDING MAINTENANCE FOR REPAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CEILING PLUMBING TO ELIMINATE POTABLE WATER LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED UNISEX EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN REAR KITCHEN AREA MISSING COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR THIS TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

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