The Original Pancake House

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE INSIDE MEN'S RESTROOM.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS ON THE PREMISES TO MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
  code 48
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED (LOW GROUT) DEBRIS BUILD UP IN BETWEEN FLOOR TILES IN DISH AREA OF KITCHEN. MUST FILL GROUT TO MAKE FLOORS SMOOTHE, EVEN AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 23, 2019: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 8 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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