Artists Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK ACROSS FROM THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH NO HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER WHILE FOOD HANDLERS ARE PREPARING CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 11Priority
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE 2ND FLOOR DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR FOR ADEQAUTE CLEANING.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 5, 2014: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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.

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