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Cafe Descartes

327 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601 · Loop · Restaurant · Medium risk
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78/100

Clean record — passed all 3 inspections

Inspections
3
1 passed
Last Inspected
2013-09-11
Pass Rate
33%
0 failures
Score
78/100
EAT
3 consecutive passes, most recently 2013-09-11
No failures across all 3 inspections on record
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Documentation & Training serious
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Employee Hygiene minor
Chemical Safety minor
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Sanitation minor
2013-09-11 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint
3
serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

UPON INSPECTION STAFF MEMBER SHOWED AN EXPIRED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE AND NO OTHER CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS PRESENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AT 8:25 A.M. THERE MUST...

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

REPAIR LEAKY HOT WATER FAUCET HANDLE AND LEAKY PIPE UNDER THE MOP SINK.

minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS AT FOOD PREP AREAS AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED STAFF MAKING COFFEE DRINKS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS DURING INSPECTION.

2011-05-03 Pass Short Form Fire-Complaint
1
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. PACKAGED CUT UP FRUITS NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH PREP DATE.

2010-12-21 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
3
serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE, NO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ( STEAMING MILK ) INSTRU...

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. DEAD BUGS AND SPILLS NOTED INSIDE CABINET AND PREP COOLER, INSTRUCTED MGR TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules...

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