The Original Pancake House

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• 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: FOUND SEVERAL CONTAINERS OF PANCAKE BATTER THAT CONTAIN EGGS AND EGG MIXTURES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. 48-50 DEGREES PRODUCT WAS LOCATED IN A COFFIN STYLE OPEN REACH IN COOLER THAT WAS IN PROPER TEMPERATURE. ALL PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. $75.00 20 LBS TOTAL VALUE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING, WORN DISCOLORED. MUST CORRECT 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: DRINK DISPENSORS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS IN CORNERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
  Inspector note: ALL CLEAN EMPLOYEE UNIFORMS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AREA. MUST RELOCATE ALL LINENS
  code 37
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: ALL COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS THAT ARE VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 26, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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