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Yolk Cafe

December 26, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings3
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATRUES. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS STORED IN A CONTAINER OF ICE ON THE PREP LINE: SOUR CREAM AT 48.2F, SALSA AT 45.8F, EGG WHITES AT 46.4F, SCRAMBLED EGGS AT 51.0F. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS INSIDE OF THE LINE PREP COOLER: CHEESE AT 47.3F. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER: CHORIZO AT 44.2F, SAUSAGE AT 43.5F, GOAT CHEESE AT 44.2F, HAM AT 43.7F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 30# OF FOOD WORTH $65. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED CONTAINERS OF EGG WHITES AND SCRAMBLED EGGS STORED ON A WIRE STORAGE RACK AT THE END OF THE COOK'S PREP LINE WHERE THE PUBLIC WALKS BY TO BE SEATED IN THE DINING ROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOODS MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL TIMES. MANAGEMENT REMOVED THE EGGS FROM THE STORAGE RACK AND STORED THEM IN THE LINE PREP COOLER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN ICE SCOOP STORED IN THE ICE BIN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL ICE SCOOPS OUTSIDE OF THE ICE BIN IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. WET WIPING CLOTHS WERE STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES AND PREP COOLERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A BUCKET OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 6, 2013: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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