Waffles Cafe/On The Bun

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FOUND COLD HOLDING REFRIGERATION UNIT ON THE FOOD LINE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF THE REFRIGERATION UNIT WAS 57.8F BY MY THERMOMETER AND 58F BY THEIR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS WERE DISCARDED FROM REFRIGERATION UNIT (SEE VIOLATION #3 FOR FOOD ITEM DETAILS). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED SO THAT IT MAINTAINS THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE. UNIT WAS TAGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH. ONCE FIXED PLEASE FAX A LETTER TO 312-746-4240 OR EMAIL US AT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG. 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 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INSIDE OF THE COLD-HOLDING REFRIGERATION UNIT ON THE FOOD LINE AND THE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATION: IN THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT FOUND A CONTAINER OF EGGS AT 57.0F, 3 CONTAINERS OF SAUSAGE LINKS AT 54.8F, SLICED TOMATOES AT 54.8F, SLICED ONIONS AT 58.9F, SLICED PEPPERS AT 55.7F, CHORIZO AT 60F. IN THE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR FOUND 6 CONATINERS OF SOUR CREAM AT 65.0F, 4 GALLONS OF CURDLED MILK AT 67F, CONTAINER OF NACHO CHEESE AT 59.6F, COOKED VEGETABLE MIX AT 68F, CONATINER OF HASHBROWNS AT 65F. THE 2-DOOR REFIRGERATOR WAS UNPLUGGED AT TIME OF INPSECTION; AFTER UNIT WAS PLUGGED IN, VERIFIED TEMPERATURE UNDER 40F. COLD-HOLDING UNIT WAS TAGGED (SEE VIOLATION #2 FOR TAG REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS). MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 100# OF FOOD WORTH $350. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
  code 3Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM JANUARY 14, 2016 ON REPORT #1609725: (32) INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOODVENTS SERVICED TO REMOVE BUILDUP ALONG VENTS AND HOOD COMPENENTS--MAINTAIN. (33) MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS, AND WAFFLE IRONS TO REMOVE FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS BUILDUP. MUST CORRECT VIOLATIONS IN 7 DAYS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
  code 29
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A CUP USED TO DISPENSE GRANOLA INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO USE A HANDLED SCOOP TO DIPSENSE GRANOLA AND STORE THE HANDLE SCOOP IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP OR IN A SEPERATE CONTAINER IN BETWEEN USE.
  code 31

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 14, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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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