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West Town Bakery

June 11, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT VALID SANITIATION CERTIFICATE AS WELL AS CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: FOUND LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE AT IMPROPER FINAL SANITIZING RINSE AT 0 PPM CHLORINE CONCENTRATION INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FIX AND MAINTAIN. A MECHANICAL DISHWASHING MACHINES SHOULD PROVIDE A FINAL SANITIZING RINSE OF EITHER 50 – 100 PPM CHLORINE (FOR CHEMICAL SANITIZING MACHINE) DISHMACHINE TAGGED ‘HELD FOR INSPECTION’. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED
code 16
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: TEST KITS/ TEST STRIPS OR OTHER DEVICES IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE EMPLOYEES TO MEASURE SANITIZING SOLUTION CONCENTRATION.FACILITY MUST PROVIDE A TEST KIT OR OTHER MEASURING DEVICES FOR THE EMPLOYEES CAN MEASURE THE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION AND AVOID A CONCENTRATION THAT IS TOO HIGH, WHICH CAN BE TOXIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER IN REAR PREP MISSING COMPRESSOR COVER, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • UNNECESSARY ITEMS / NONFUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOUND IN FRONT PREP AND REAR PREP. THE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. THIS INCLUDES EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED. • SEE VIOLATION #60 • OBSERVED STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILE INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES A IN RAER PREP.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST DEBRIS ON VENTILATION SYSTEM IN FRONT PREP AND REAR PREP, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINATIN.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION #60
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE NOT CORRECTED REPORT #2585404 DATED 11/17/23. #55. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FLOORS WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS ... COFFEE PREP UNDER EQUIPMENT, IN REAR PREP UNDER SPRAYER AND DISHMACHINE, ALONGSIDE ICE MACHINE AND DEEP FREEZER IN BASEMENT STORAGE. NOTED FLOOR DRAINS WITH TRASH AND ORGANIC MATTER, MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #58.FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION:7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 17, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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