Cafe Prague

May 8, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FRONT BAR HAND-WASH SINK NOT REACHING MINIMUM TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS. NOTED HOT WATER AT 92.8 F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE OF HOT WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE AT LEAST 100°F. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR ICE MACHINE WITH A BUILDUP OF A PINK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR ICE CHUTE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ICE AND DRIPPING ON ICE STORED BELOW. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, DEEP CLEAN, AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
    code 16
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: NOTED DRY INGREDIENTS AND SEASONINGS IN KITCHEN STORED IN UNLABELED CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS OF COMMON NAMES ON ALL ITEMS REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
    code 37
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL PREP TABLE SHELVES, RACKS AND EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN LINED WITH ALUMINUM FOIL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. USE PROPER SHELF LINERS THAT ARE NON-POROUS AND SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN
    code 39
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: NOTED CUTTING BOARDS IN KITCHEN PREP COOLERS WITH DEEP STAINS AND CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN/SANITIZE, SAND AND RESEAL OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 23, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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