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Byte Cafe

December 19, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF PENDING CITY CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH SOUP AND BEEF BEING COOLED DOWN. NO OTHER ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON-SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN TCS FOOD IS COOKED OR COOLED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE DRIP PLATE IS SLIGHTLY SOILED. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE METHOD OF COOLING HOT SOUP IN LARGE 5 GALLON CONTAINER IS INADEQUATE IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. USE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS BASED ON TYPE OF FOOD BEING COOLED: FACILITY MUST SEPARATE FOODS INTO SMALLER OR THINNER PORTIONS, PLACING FOOD IN SHALLOW PANS, STIRRING THE FOOD IN A CONTAINER PLACED IN AN ICE WATER BATH, USING CONTAINERS THAT FACILITATE HEAT TRANSFER, ADDING ICE AS AN INGREDIENT, OR OTHER EFFECTIVE METHODS. PIC PLACED SOUPS INTO SMALLER PORTION SIZE CONTAINERS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLAITON 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. • THE METHOD OF COOLING SOUP AND BEEF PATTIES IS INADEQUATE. FOOD MUST BE UNCOVERED DURING COOLING, IF PROTRECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACIITY MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLAITON 7-38-020 (C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: EQUIPMENT USED IN THE FACILITY IS TOO LARGE TO FIT AND FULLY IMMERSE WITHIN THE COMPARTMENTS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. FACILITY MUST INSTALL A LARGER 3COMPARTMENT SINKTHAT WILL ALLOW ALL EQUIPMENT TO BE IMMERSED, USE SMALLER EQUIPMENT THAT CAN FIT IN THE EXISTING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR USE AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF MANUAL WAREWASHING APPROVED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. • AN IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR/TEST STRIPS IS NOT PROVIDED AND READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR MEASURING THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE FOR THE HOT TEMPERATURE DISHWASHER. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE-SENSATIVE THERMOMETER/TEST STRIPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: CEILING VENT ABOVE THE 3COMPARTMENT SINK IS SOILED. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 2, 2022: 6 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.