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CAFE CREMERIE

615 N STATE ST · Chicago, IL 60654

Restaurant

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Pass for CAFE CREMERIE on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2637434

Location recorded for this inspection · CAFE CREMERIE · 615 N STATE ST

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

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Inspection history

Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.

ComplaintFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2637145

Location recorded for this inspection · CAFE CREMERIE · 615 N STATE ST

Recorded violations

  • 22

    PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS ITEMS HELD AT THE STATED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE PREP COOLERS LOCATED IN BOTH FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA AND BASEMENT PREP/DISH AREA: YOGURT AT 50.9F, YOGURT AT 52.5F, AND MILK AT 56.1F. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 50LBS OF PRODUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $200. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS ITEMS AT OR BELOW 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

  • 33

    PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED PREP COOLERS IN BOTH UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIR PREP AREAS CONTAINING TCS ITEMS, SUCH AS YOGURT AND MILK, MAINTAINING IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. UPSTAIRS PREP COOLER MAINTAINING IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 58.8F. DOWNSTAIRS PREP COOLER MAINTAINING IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 47.8F. BOTH COOLERS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BOTH COOLERS AND MAINTAIN COOLERS AT 41F OR LOWER AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

  • 36

    THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

  • 48

    WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER ON SITE FOR CHECKING UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

  • 51

    PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET AT WASHBOWL SINK LOCATED IN BASEMENT EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

  • 53

    TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED BROKEN LID ON COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN BASEMENT EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

CanvassPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2605617

Location recorded for this inspection · CAFE CREMERIE · 615 N STATE ST

Recorded violations

  • 51

    PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED BASEMENT UTILITY SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED WALL IN BASESMENT DRY STORAGE AREA CHIPPED PAINT AND BOTTOM OF WALL BREAKING. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED PAINTED CONCRETE FLOORS IN BASEMENT DISH / PREP AREA PAINT IS PEELING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

ComplaintPass with Conditions
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
1
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2553756

Location recorded for this inspection · CAFE CREMERIE · 615 N STATE ST

The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.

Recorded violations

  • 3

    MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.

License Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
License Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2545830

Location recorded for this inspection · CAFE CREMERIE · 615 N STATE ST

Recorded violations

  • 10

    ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: HANDWASHING SIGNAGE MISSING IN BOTH RESTROOMS, AND THE BASEMENT DISH AREA HANDWASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE.

  • 53

    TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN WITH LID) INSIDE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FOUND A THICK, BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN.

LicenseFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
4
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2545717

Location recorded for this inspection · CAFE CREMERIE · 615 N STATE ST

Recorded violations

  • 10

    ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: HANDWASHING SIGNAGE MISSING IN BOTH RESTROOMS, AND THE BASEMENT DISH AREA HANDWASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE.

  • 52

    SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: FOUND WASTE WATER BACKING UP AT THE FLOOR DRAIN NEAR THE HOT-WATER DISH MACHINE WHEN DRAINING WATER AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CALL A LICENSED PLUMBER SO THAT THE DRAIN NO LONGER BACKS UP WASTE WATER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).

  • 53

    TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN WITH LID) INSIDE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FOUND A THICK, BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN.

LicenseNot Ready
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Not Ready
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2498004

Location recorded for this inspection · CAFE CREMERIE · 615 N STATE ST

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

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Chicago Department of Public Health via the City of Chicago Data Portal. Reference license 2775764.

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