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Cafe Ba Ba Reeba

August 17, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE/FOOD NOT PROTECTED. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR, ICE BIN, AND ALL ICE CONTACT SIDES AND INTERIOR OF THE MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE AND TOUCHING THE ICE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: WE OBSERVED OVER 40 SMALL FLIES IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON PREMISES: DISHROOM, BARS, BASEMENT PREP AREA, AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SAID FLIES, CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE MENTIONED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-020A),CITATION ISSUED
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN A 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: BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE TWO-DOOR OF REACH-IN COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT. THE COOLER DOOR WAS BROKEN AT THE SAME UNIT BY THE WALL. MISSING AND BROKEN HANDLES AT PREP COOLER AT PIZZA AREA. REPAIR/REPLACE • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS. • SOME CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS, MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS
code 47
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE IS PROVIDED AT THE MEN'S(STAFF) WASHROOM DOOR IN THE BASEMENT AREA. MUST PROVIDE. • NO LID WAS PROVIDED AT RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WOMEN'S(STAFF)WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER BETWEEN FLOOR TILES DUE TO BROKEN/MISSING GROUT ON FLOOR TILES IN DISHROOM, PREP AREA(FIRST FLOOR). WALLS INSIDE THE WEST LIQUOR ROOM/FOOD STORAGE WITH HOLES ON CEILING, WALL ON EVEN.OPENINGS BETWEEN BRICKS. CRUMBLED BRICKS RESIDUE ON FLOORS. THE SURFACE IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPAIR ISSUE. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. WALL AT MAIN BAR UNDER COUNTERTOP IN POOR REPAIR. THE SURFACE IS NOT CLEANABLE; THE BOTTOM PART IS SATURATED WITH WATER. REPLACE SAID WALL. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. • EXCESS WATER ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES SPECIALLY IN DISHROOM,BARS,PIZZA PREP AREA AND UNDER THE COOLER UNITS.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DRY.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 6, 2022: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 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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