Cafe Descartes

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(COFFEE BEANS,ETC.)
  code 30
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: FOUND CHANDELIER ABOVE ESPRESSO MACHINE WITH BULBS NOT SHIELDED.
  code 36
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: FOUND FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 8, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 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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