CAFE DESCARTES COMPANY.
680 N LAKE SHORE DR · STREETERVILLE, CHICAGO
Passed all 3 inspections (1 with conditions).
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INSPECTION HISTORY
OCT 272014PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE PLUMBING UNDER THE MIDDLE BASIN OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS IN THE PREP AREA WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTER TOPS AND ON THE ESPRESSO MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SOILED WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER.
NOV 62013PASS W/ CONDITIONS2 violationsDETAILS
NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PREMISES SERVES MILK BASED COFFEE DRAINKS, SANDWICHES, YOGURT AND PASTRIES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.
APR 252012PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. RUSTY SHELVES NOTED ABOVE 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MAKER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AT PACKAGED SANWICHES COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
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. LEAKY PIPE UNDER 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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. ICE CREAM DIPPER WELL NOT DRAINING PROPERLY, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MISSING THERMOMETERS IN PREP AND DISPLAY COOLERS.
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. ICE SCOOP STORED ON ICE CUBES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE OFF CUBES IN A CLEAN AREA.
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