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Cafe Mustache

October 15, 2026 · Pass
clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
  • failed findings4
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: 4-501.11 OBSERVED DUCT TAPE ON WALL NEAR HANDSINK IN PREP AREA, MENDING SURFACES OF BAR AND ON HANDLES OF COOLING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TAPE, REPAIR SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND IN GOOD CONDITION
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-602.13 OBSERVED INTERNAL SURFACES OF SLIDING DOOR COOLING UNIT IN BAR IN NEED OF CLEANING. NOTED POOLING OF BROWN WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS FLOATING THROUGHOUT SAID UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-501.13 OBSERVED FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS BEHIND ICE MACHINE, COFFEE EQUIPMENT, COOLING UNITS AND STORAGE RACKS AND MAINTAIN • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLOSET CONTAINING SPEAKERS AND OTHER MISCELLANEUS ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE SAID SPACE, REMOVE UNECCESARY ITEMS AND ELEVATE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: 6-303.11 OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, BAR, REAR STORAGE AND HALLWAY NEAR RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNED OUT BULBS AND INCREASE CURRENT LIGHTING. MUST MAINTAIN. • 6-501.14 OBSERVED VENTS THROUGHOUT CEILINGS AND WALLS INCLUDING LAMP SHADES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 7, 2026: 4 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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