Basil Leaf Cafe/Sage

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: MUST INDICATE ON MENU "COOK TO ORDER" PHRASE FOR STEAKS, ETC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 25
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: SOME PIPES ABOVE THE CHEST FREEZER WRAPS ARE BROKEN IN BASEMENT ,INSTRUCTED TO ENCASE SAID PIPES. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
  code 39
• 🛠️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. • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON SHELF BEHIND THE PREP COOLER IN THE KITCHEN NO INTERIOR LID LINER INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER DOOR(EXPOSED INSULATION) IN BASEMENT(COOKIE CHEST FREEZER)MUST REPLACE SAID LINER SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE PROVIDED AT EAST ICE MACHINE WATER LINE, AT PREP/KITCHEN AREA. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN. OR TO KNOW THE LOCATION. • ADDITIONAL PIPE CONNECTION IS NEEDED UNDER THE ICE MACHINE FOR DISCARD WATER ON FLOOR DRAIN, NOT ON FLOOR.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESS UNUSED AND USED ITEMS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ELEVATE ITEMS NEEDED 6" OFF THE FLOOR.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 9, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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