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Basil Leaf Cafe/Sage

April 4, 2023 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: UPPER AREA OF THE ICE BIN IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SERVER STATION HAND WASHING SINK BETWEEN THE SINK, STORED CLEAN DISHES AND FLATWARE.----NOTED TWO BOX FREEZERS LOCATED ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE BASEMENT PREP TO THE RIGHT OF THE HAND SINK, BEING STORED UNDER A PIPE LEAKING A GREASE LIKE SUBSTANCE. MUST REMOVE THE FREEZERS FROM UNDER THE PIPELINE.
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 THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: NOTED TABLE TOP CAN OPENER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE. • INTERIOR OF THE COOKS LINE KNIFE HOLDER WITH FOOD DEBRIS.EXTERIOR OF THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP WITH DRIPPING GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----NOTED BADLY STAINED, BLACKENED PLASTIC DISH MACHINE RACKS. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.----MUST NOT USE RAW WOOD AS ELEVATION FOR METAL RACK SHELVING IN THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA, RAW WOOD MOUNTING UNDER BASEMENT PREP TABLE TOP FOOD EQUIPMENT, RAW WOOD MOUNTING FOR WALL MOUNTED KNIFE HOLDER IN BASEMENT PREP.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: NOTED THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINES WASTEWATER PIPELINE MUST BE EXTENDED TO PROPERLY DRAIN INTO THE NEARBY FLOOR DRAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE BASEBOARD WALL COVING BEHIND THE BASEMENT PREP TABLE LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE WALK-IN COOLER AND ANY AREA WHERE THERE IS AN OPEN SEAM/CREVICE BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. • NOTED HOLES IN WALLS SURROUNDING THE MOUNTED PAPER TOWEL HOLDER AT THE HAND SINK IN THE SERVER STATION. MUST REMOVE. • FLOOR UNDER THE DISH MACHINE WITH DIRT, DEBRIS AND UNUSED CYLINDER BRICKS. MUST CLEAN, MAINTAIN AND REMOVE BRICKS. • ALL FOOD PREPARATION EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLE IE: BLENDER, FOOD INGREDIENTS ETC. MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE NORTH BASEMENT USED FOR LIQUOR STORAGE. AREA NOT APPROVED FOR FOOD PREPARATION.-----SEVERAL STORAGE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT NOTED CLUTTERED WITH UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES. MUST REMOVE ALL SUCH ITEMS. ALL OTHER NEED ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS AND ORGANIZED.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 6, 2021: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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