Bai Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: LABEL DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME(RICE,FLOUR ETC)
  code 37
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY LINENS ON TOP PREP TABLES AND CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN. MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS .PROVIDE RAISED SHELVES. • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE WITH FOOD SPLATTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • BROKEN SINK STOPPER AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.REPLACE FOR THE SAID SINK TO BE ABLE TO WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK SLIME INSIDE THE DISH MACHINE.DELIME AND CLEAN ALL INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE DISH MACHINE.
  code 49
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 5, 2023: 5 findings recurred. 4 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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