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The Waterfront Cafe

May 31, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED WAITER STROKING/PLAYING WITH HIS FRONT HAIR, AND TOUCHING HIS LIPS AT PREP/SERVING AREA, AWAITING FOR COOK TO FINISH HIS ORDER TO BE SERVED TO CUSTOMERS. WITHOUT HAND WASHING GRABBED CLEAN UTENSILS, FOOD AND DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS SEATING OUTSIDE. NO HAND WASHING. INFORMATION ON HAND WASHING PROCEDURE GIVEN TO MANAGER. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOF. FOUND REAR SCREEN DOOR WITH 2" OR BETTER GAP AT BOTTOM,1/2" TO 1" AT SIDE AND TOP OF THE MENTIONED DOOR.WINDOW BY THE HEATER DOOR AT SECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA NOT PROTECTED .WINDOW POORLY REPAIRED WITH A PIECE OF WOOD,GAPS OF 1/2" ON EACH SIDE OF THE WOOD,NEED TO SEAL. MENTIONED DOOR AND WINDOW MUST BE COMPLETELY TIGHT FITTED TO FRAME.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: EXTERIOR NORTH SIDE OF CABINET UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK SURFACE IS POROUS NOT CLEANABLE. NEED TO REPAIR.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER BY THE EXPOSED HAND SINK NEED TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACE. WATER BOTTLES USED FOR COSTUMERS WITH SMALL MOUTH,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LARGE MOUTH WATER BOTTLES OR BOTTLE BRUSH TO BE ABLE TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE AT INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, PIPES(THROUGHOUT),METAL SHELVES AND BOTTOM OF PRP TABLES.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GREASE,DUST AND GRIMES ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,SPECIALLY ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS,UNDER PIPES,CORNERS AND UNDER SHELVES.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: HOLES ON WALLS UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,AND NORTH WALL BY THE WHITE CHEST FREEZER.NEED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 25, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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