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Cafe Alif

May 30, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NOTED PAPER TOWELS DISPENSER AT FRONT PREP AREA STORED ABOVE CUTTING BOARD OF PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE PAPER TOWELS ABOVE HANDWASHING SINK.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: WE OBSERVED TCS FOOD STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: TWO COVERED POTS OF BROTH FROM COOKED LAMB AT TEMP OF 45.6F AND 46.5F. ALSO WE OBSERVED COOKED HOME MADE PASTA AT TEMP OF 61F.NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOG PROVIDED.COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 20 VALUE 20. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: LABEL FOOD WITH COMMON NAME IN STORAGE AND ALL COOLERS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: WE OBSERVED 3 ADULT ROACHS INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER BETWEEN RUBBER GASKET AND HINGE OF THE DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-020(A),CITATION ISSUED
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED USED WIPING CLOTHS ON TOP THE CUTTING BOARDS.MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON THE DOOR OF WHITE CHEST FREEZER.REPLACE BROKEN LINER OF THE SAID FREEZER.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: EXCESS GREASE AT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF OVEN AND UNDER BURNERS BY THE WALL.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE PROVIDED AT FAUCET OF MOP SINK. MUST INSTALL SO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED. • DRAIN PIPES UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK CORROTED WITH EXCESS MINERAL, SLIME SUBSTANCE UNABLE TO CLEAN.CLEA,REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: WE OBSERVED WALL BROKEN AND WITH HOLES IN DIFFERNT PART OF THE KITCHEN: HANDWASHING SINK BY THE PREP COOLER,BEHIND THREE COMPARTMENT SINKETC.REPAIR ISSUE WITH A SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 3, 2023: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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