Varietale Bagels & Coffee

November 22, 2024 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings9
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED FRIED EGGS IN A CONTAINER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 98F. COOKED BACON AT 69.5F. ALSO NOTED COOKED MEAT, CHEESE AND SPINACH STUFFED PASTRIES FOR SALE ON DISPLAY IN A NON-REFRIGERATED AND NON-HOT HOLDING GLASS DISPLAY CONTAINER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. HAM AND CREAM CHEESE PASTRIES AT 72.1F, BACON, HAM AND CHEESE PASTRIES AT 71.7, SPINACH STUFFED PASTRIES AT 72.3F. ALL DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR CITATION.
    code 21
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN VARIOUS AREAS. MILK INSIDE THE SMALL COOLER AT 49.7. AMERICAN AND CHEDDAR CHEESE IN A DISPLAY HOLDER IN THE PREP AREA AT 59.3F AND 64.2F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDERCOOKED SUCH AS FRIED EGGS. MUST DISCLOSE AND REMIND CUSTOMERS OF SUCH FOOD ON BOTH THE PRINTED AND VIRTUAL MENUS. AND PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
    code 25
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: THE ABOVE MENTIONED DAIRY COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. COOLER NOTED AT 51.4F WITH MILK AT 49.7F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 33
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
    code 37
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
    code 41
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA INCLUDING THE MICROWAVE OVEN MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR. ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE AREAS MUST ALSO BE ELEVATED.
    code 45
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING. • NOTED DEAD INSECTS THROUGHOUT THE FLOORS OF THE BASEMENT.-----NOTED DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE DEAD INSECTS, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----POOLING LIQUID THROUGHOUT ONE AREA OF THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE POOLING LIQUID AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: COOKING HOT PLATE USED TO FRY EGGS IN OILED PAN MUST BE ADEQUATELY VENTED UNDER MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 30, 2023: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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