Cafe Marbella

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WATER INSIDE THE HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE THAT WAS USED LAST NIGHT,DISH MACHINE HAS A VERY SHORT TIME ON CYCLES,WATER REMAINS INSIDE,AND IS DRAINED MANUALLY.MANAGER SHOWED US THE PROCEDURE.GAUGE IN FRONT THE UNIT NOT WORKING, STOPPED AT 200F.EXCESSIVE WATER LEAKING FROM PIPE UNDER THE MACHINE. TAGGED UNIT"HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR UNIT. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030 no citation issued,remains tagged
  code 8Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK-PINK AND BROWN SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING IN WATER WHERE ICE IS MADE,ALSO BOTTOM PANELS OF ICE BIN.TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE,INSTRUCTED TO BUY ICE IN BAGS FROM A RETAIL FOOD OPERATION.OBSERVED SERVING SPOONS LEFT INSIDE THE CONTAINER WITH FOOD,HANDLES ON TOP FOOD.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UTENSILS,AND FOOD MUST BE STORED WITHOUT SERVING SPOONS.OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE THE ICE AT ICE BIN AT COFFEE/ WATER STATION.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ICE SCOOP CONTAINER,TO MINIMIZE POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE BIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) no citation issued,remains tagged
  code 16

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 16, 2015: 2 findings recurred. 9 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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