Cafe Descartes
111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601 · Loop · Restaurant · Medium risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2013-10-31
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2013-10-31
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
2013-10-31 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 5 ▾
serious Other
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
DURING INSPECTION AT 10:55AM OBSERVED STAFF MEMBER MAKE AND SERVE A SOY MILK COFFEE DRINK WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES. A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST ALWAYS BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD...
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST REPLACE ONE OF TWO SLIDING DOORS AT THE CROISSANT/MUFFIN DISPLAY CASE.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
MUST REAPIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL COVING AT ENTRY WAY INTO THE COFFEE SERVICE STATION.
minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
MUST PROVIDE BETTER LIGHTING IN THE ROOM WHERE THE 3-COMP SINK IS LOCATED. LIGHT BULBS ARE BURNT OUT. MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST TIGTHEN BASE OF THE 3-COMP SINK FAUCET BASE TO PREVENT LEAK.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. UNUSED COOLER STORED IN DISH WASHING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND BETTER ORGANIZE.
minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. DISPOSABLE CUPS USED AS ICE SCOOP, INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER SCOOPS
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. HAND SINK BASIN NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRTY SPONGE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALL BEHIND HAND SINK IN POOR REPAIR, PEELED PAINT AND EXPOSED DRY WALL, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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