Basil Leaf Cafe/Sage

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
  code 37
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORED WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE 3-DOOR FRONT PREP COOLER LOCATED IN MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST REAPIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE SHELVING IN DISHWASHING AREA IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE SHELVING.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE CHEST FREEZERS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE ICE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AN MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHTSHIELDS COVERS ABOVE PREP COOLERS IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP NSIDE VENTILATION VENTS IN ALL WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 4, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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