Basil Leaf Cafe/Sage

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Source Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place
  Inspector note: NO SHELLFISH TAGS WERE PROVIDED FOR THE CLAMS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED THE CLAMS WITHOUT A SHELLFISH TAG AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO KEEP THE SHELLFISH TAGS WITH THE PRODUCT UNTIL IT IS USED AND THEM KEEP FOR 90 DAYS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(B-2)
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED BOTH PREP COOLERS IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 44F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS MEAT AND CHEESES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLERS BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED CHEESES AT 44.4-52.1F, CHICKEN SALAD AT 45.1F, CRAB CAKES AT 47.1F, CHICKEN AT 45.1F, SALMON AT 44.7F, SALSA AT 45.8F, FISH AT 50.0F, MEATBALLS AT 51.8F, MEAT SAUCE AT 43.8F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 25# OF FOOD WORTH $200. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE TOP LIDS OF THE CHEST FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP COOLER CUTTING BOARDS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A SANITIZER BUCKET WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 23, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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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