Cafe Utjeha

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST ON INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, FREEZER, CABINETS, MOP SINK AND ICE MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DEBRIS/FOOD DEBRIS BUILD-UP ON FLOORS; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AT PREP AREA AND MOP/STORAGE CLOSET, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE OPENINGS ALONG NORTH WALLS BEHIND PREP AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL/SEAL OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTER ON MOP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTER OR CUT THREADS ON FAUCET.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THERMOMETER FOR ONE DOOR PREP REACH IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER INSIDE MOP/STORAGE CLOSET; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOOR, AWAY FROM WALLS.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED; INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED IN AN APPROVED SANITIZER.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 20, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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