Alibaba Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH FOOD STORED INSIDE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE WATER LINE TO UTILITY SINK, LOCATED IN REAR TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES LOCATED SO THAT THEY MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 51
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTBULB UNDERNEATH THE VENTILATION HOOD IN THE KITVHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHTBULB.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 17, 2021: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.