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Bistro Cafe (Employee Cafe)

May 27, 2021 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings3

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (DELI MEAT SANDWICHES) ARE BEING PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT OR WRITTEN PROCEDURES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND AN IMPROPER INTERNAL FOOD TEMPERATURE OF A TCS FOOD IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. COOKED POTATOES STORED IN METAL CONTAINERS COVERED TIGHTLY WERE AT 68.8 F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 8 LBS OF FOOD WORTH $25. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: NO THERMOMETER IN 1-DOOR DAIRY COOLER IN EMPLOYEE CAFE AREA. MUST PROVIDE.
code 36
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP INSIDE FRYER LOCATED ON EMPLOYEE CAFE SERVICE LINE. MUST CLEAN.
code 49
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: UNABLE TO LOCATE AND VERIFY FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 1, 2019: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.