Bien Me Sabe Venezuelan Cafe & Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS ABOVE PREP TABLES AND ABOVE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELD COVERS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A FEW LIGHTS OFF IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN INTENSITY LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
  code 58
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2611045 ON 01/24/2025. #10. OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN THE WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. #47. OBSERVED RUSTY BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE. #47. OBSERVED MISSING STOPPERS FOR THE 3-COMPARTMENT LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DISHWASING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ADEQUATE WORKING STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN. #47. OBSERVED RAW WOODEN SHELVES USED AS ELEVATION UNDER CHEST FREEZERS AND RAW WOODEN FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED AND NON-ABSORBENT. #51. ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE NEEDED IN THE REAR PREP HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPAIR AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 24, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 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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