@ At The Caf

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: THERE WAS NO VALID (ONLY HAD A XEROX COPY)CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED NOR ANY PERSON ON SITE WITH THE CERTIFICATE WHILE PREPARING/HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (I.E. DAIRY, FISH, BEEF, CHICKEN, ETC.). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED IN PLAIN SIGHT OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT'S CUSTOMERS AND THE CERTIFICATED HOLDER(S) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING OR HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND THE ICE CREAM FREEZER IN THE FRONT DINING AREA WITH THICK ICE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. THE HAND WASHING SINK (CLOSEST TO THE OFFICE) IS IN NEED OF RECAULKING. INSTRUCTED TO RECAULK. MAINTAIN SAME. THERE IS RUST ON THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE OF THE DAIRY WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOUND THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE KNIFE RACKS AND THE KNIVES STORED INSIDE NOT CLEAN. THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE AND STOVES NEED TO BE CLEANED, MUST REMOVE WHITE/PINK SUBSTANCE FROM ICE MACHINE AND FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE STOVE AND KNIVES AND KNIFE RACKS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS, FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS FOOD, DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: THE CEILING TILES, VENTS AND WALLS IN THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA HAS DIRT/DUST, FOOD BUILD UP AND SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: THE ICE SCOOP IN THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA WAS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE EITHER IN THE ICE HANDLES UP OR IN A CLEAN CONTAINER/BIN, ETC.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 21, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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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