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Cafe Alif

June 7, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

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
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.CLEAN,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,.REPAIR ISSUE WITH A SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 30, 2024: 4 findings recurred. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.