The Original Pancake House

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings8
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 49.8F-52.1F INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR, PREP COOLER MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOUR CREAM(49.6))AND 10 QUARTS OF WHIPPING CREAM (48.8F) STORED IN PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD. ALL COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN PREP AREAS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND DISH WASHING AREAS. GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPAIR PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER ON WALL IN DISH WASHING AREA. REPLACE MISSING WALL TILES NEAR ELECTRICAL BOXES IN REAR.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE BULK OATS AND SUGAR IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER EXPOSED SINK AND SCRAPE SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 10, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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