PANCAKE CAFE/AJI SUSHI Fails Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON-PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS- HAM, EGGS, ETC.- ARE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON-PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-30-012.

Lack of certification indicates potential gaps in food safety knowledge, increasing risk of improper food handling and foodborne illness.

Valid City of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate required and must be posted.

Certificate must be: Current and valid; Posted conspicuously in public view; Held by person in charge during all operating hours; Renewed before expiration date.

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED PINK AND BLACK DIRT/SLIME BUILD-UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE, ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. ALL ICE INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.

Dirty equipment harbors and spreads pathogens, causing cross-contamination and illness.

All food contact surfaces must be properly cleaned and sanitized.

Wash, rinse, sanitize after each use; Clean between different raw foods; Every 4 hours for continuous use; When contaminated; Proper procedures and chemicals.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS IN THE PREP AREA, REACH-IN COOLER RUBBER DOOR GASKETS, AND ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE DISHMACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.

Accumulated soil attracts pests and harbors bacteria.

All surfaces must be kept clean.

Clean equipment interiors and exteriors; Walls, ceilings, floors clean; Remove grease and debris; Clean as often as necessary.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: PREP AREA HANDWASH SINK PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY (HAND SINK LOCATED ADJACENT TO FOOD WALK-IN COOLER). INSTRUCTED SAID HAND WASH SINK MUST DRAIN QUICKLY.

Backflow can contaminate entire water supply with sewage or chemicals.

Plumbing must be properly installed with backflow prevention.

Air gaps at fixtures; Backflow preventers on connections; No cross-connections; Annual testing of devices; Proper drainage.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: PREP AREA HANDWASH SINK PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY (HAND SINK LOCATED ADJACENT TO FOOD WALK-IN COOLER). INSTRUCTED SAID HAND WASH SINK MUST DRAIN QUICKLY.

Backflow can contaminate entire water supply with sewage or chemicals.

Plumbing must be properly installed with backflow prevention.

Air gaps at fixtures; Backflow preventers on connections; No cross-connections; Annual testing of devices; Proper drainage.