Basil Leaf Cafe/Sage

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings10
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL SMALL AND BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS IN BASEMENT .
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM PREP TABLES IN BASEMENT,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMP SINK IN BASEMENT,RUSTY INTERIOR PARTS OF BEER COOLER IN BAR AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON WALK IN COOLER,LID IN POOR REPAIR ON CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT.MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN 2- COMP & 3- COMP SINK IN BASEMENT.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM DISH RACKS,PREP TABLES,BEER & FOOD WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS AND FANGUARDS,INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE,MEAT SLICER,FLOOR MIXER,WHEEL BASES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER EQUIPMENT ON 1ST FL. PREP & WAIT STATION AREA AND FLOOR DRAINS.MUST GROUT FLOOR UNDER EQUIPMENT IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DUST AND FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS & WIRES IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA & DISH WASHING AREA,VENTILATION VENTS IN DINING AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA.MUST MAKE CEILING IN BASEMENT AREA SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE ABOVE HAND SINK AND CHEST FREEZERS.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD IN BASEMENT DISH WASHING AREA.MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR SLOW DRAIN AT HAND SINK IN WAIT STATION AREA.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR WAIT STATION AREA MILK COOLER.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE,ORGANIZE OR REMOVE ARTICLES,LIQUOR,UNUSED EQUIPMENT OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA & LIQUOR STORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 13, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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