Cafe Descartes

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. UNUSED COOLER STORED IN DISH WASHING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND BETTER ORGANIZE.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. DISPOSABLE CUPS USED AS ICE SCOOP, INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER SCOOPS
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 20, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.