The Original Pancake House Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5LBS OF DICED HAM AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF COLD HOLD UNIT LOCATED IN PREP AREA. NOTED TEMPERATURE @58.1F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO HOLD COLD TCS FOODS AT 41F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN. SAID FOOD ITEM WAS DOSCARDED AND DENATURED DURING THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Temperatures below 135°F allow bacteria to multiply, especially spore-formers that survive cooking.

Hot foods must be held at 135°F or above.

Maintain 135°F or above; Check temperatures regularly; Proper hot holding equipment; Cannot reheat in hot holding units.

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED BULK BINS WITHOUT LABELS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA (SUGAR, FLOUR, OATS) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMON NAME OF PRODUCT WHEN REMOVED FROM ITS ORGINAL PACKAGING.

Missing allergen labeling can cause severe allergic reactions.

All food properly labeled with required information.

Common name; Ingredients; Allergen declarations; Date marking; Manufacturer info; Net quantity.

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED BULK BINS WITHOUT LABELS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA (SUGAR, FLOUR, OATS) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMON NAME OF PRODUCT WHEN REMOVED FROM ITS ORGINAL PACKAGING.

Missing allergen labeling can cause severe allergic reactions.

All food properly labeled with required information.

Common name; Ingredients; Allergen declarations; Date marking; Manufacturer info; Net quantity.