Cafe Tola Iii

January 4, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings13
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES OR SUCH A PERSON ON SITE DURING INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT ON SITE OF A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS NOT PROPERLY DATE MARKED. MUST PROPERLY DATE MARK ALL TCS FOODS WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. MUST PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CO. WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED AN OPEN 1/4 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE TWO DOUBLE GLASS DOORS LEADING TO THE OUTDOOR PATIO. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER COOKING ON THE GRILL WITHOUT A HAT/HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOODS. • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER COOKING ON GRILL WEARING LOOSE FITTING STREET CLOTHING. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR CLEAN, OUTER CLOTHING TO PROTECT FOODS FROM CONTAMINATION.
code 40
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN POTS/PANS BEING STORED IN THE DINING AREA WITH CUSTOMER ACCESS. MUST NOT STORE CLEAN PANS EXPOSED IN DINING ROOM.
code 44
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DISPOSABLE FORKS AND KNIVES FOR CUSTOMERS AT THE CONDIMENT STATION IMPROPERLY STORED WITH EXPOSED MOUTH PIECES. MUST PROPERLY STORE PROTECTED /INVERTED.
code 45
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS A LINER FOR SHELVING AT THE DINING ROOM CONDIMENT STATION.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: BACK FLOW PREVENTOR NOT LOCATED ON THE UTILITY MOP SINK TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. MUST INSTALL A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED OPEN WOODEN BEAMS ABOVE THE DISH AND PREP AREAS. MUST PROVIDE A CEILING ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS THAT IS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ANY CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 20, 2018: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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.

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