Awake Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FOUND REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 57.3 DEGREES. COOLER HAS BEEN TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. COOLER MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE CDPH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING STORAGE. 3LBS CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP $67.00 56 DEGREES , 2LBS CREAM OF POTATO/KALE SOUP $45.00 57.4 DEGREES, 1LB TUNA $5.00 55.8 DEGREES, 1 GUACAMOLE $4.00, 1 LB HUMMUS $9.00, 5LBS FETA CHEESE $6.00 56.8 DEGREES, 5 LBS PARMESAN CHEESE $26.00, 2 LBS SALAMI $5.00 ETC... ALL FOOD ITEMS HAVE BEEN DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. TOTAL VALUE 20 POUNDS $170.00 CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: ALL PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS MUST HAVE PROPER LABELING. MUST INCLUDE NAME AND ADDRESS OF RESTAURANT. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR AREA. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: ALL COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 12, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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