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Yolk Cafe

September 29, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD HELD TCS ITEMS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. APPROXIMATELY 5.5 LBS COOKED HAM, @ 55.0F, 4 LBS SLICED TOMATO @49.8F, 4 LBS SLICED CANTALOUPE @55.0F, 3 LBS LEAFY GREEN MIX @51.0F,3 LBS CHICKEN BREAST @50.0F. ALL SAID ITEMS WERE STORED INSIDE COLD HOLD UNIT AS WELL AS 6 DRAWER COOLING UNIT IN PREP AREA UNDER GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD COLD TCS FOODS @ 41F OR BELOW AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. PIC DISCARDED ALL SAID ITEMS VOLUNTARILY DURING THIS TIME.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED 6 DRAWER COOLING UNIT LOCATED IN PREP AREA NOT AT PROPER TEMPERATURE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF UNIT @ 51F. SAID UNIT WAS STORING TCS FOODS AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DICONTINUE USE AND REPAIR TO 41F OR BELOW AS REQUIRED BY CODE. MUST MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION.#7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. ALL TCS FOOD WAS DISCARDED.
code 33
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP CUTS AND DARK GROOVES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS AND RESIDUE ON ALL SURFACES, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN REAR PREP AREA UNDERNEATH ICE MACHINE AND 3 DOOR FREEZERS AND UNDER STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ENCLOSE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 21, 2022: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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