CAFE DESCARTES.

Chicago Health Dept

327 N MICHIGAN AVE · LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2013.

3 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Sep 2013.

Last inspected Sep 2013. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
3
VIOLATIONS
7
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
SEP 2013

INSPECTION HISTORY

SEP 11
2013
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations
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 ALWAYS BE A CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. THE OWNER ARRIVED AT 915AM WITH PROOF OF RECERTIFICATION LETTER.

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.

MAY 3
2011
PASS 1 violation
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.

DEC 21
2010
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations
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 ) INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.

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 and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST KEEP 3 COMP SINK UNOBSTRUCTED, WITH SINK STOPPERS PROVIDED.

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