Cafecito Express

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COVER TO CHEESE WARMER. MUST OBTAIN PROPER LID FOR WARMER. OBSERVED SUGAR IN BOWL FOR SELF SERVICE COFFEE WITHOUT LID. SUGAR NEEDS TO BE IN CONTAINER WHERE IT IS PROTECTED FROM PUBLIC CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD NEEDED ON EACH SIDE OF HANDSINK. SPLASH GUARDS NEED TO BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED. PAPER TOWEL HOLDER NEEDS TO BE MOVED NEXT TO EXPOSED HAND SINK. • OBSERVVED CARDBOARD USED AS SHELF LINER UNDER MICROWAVE. CARDBOARD IS PROHIBITED AND ALL SURFACES NEED TO BE NON POUROUS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNCLEAN: ALL SHELVES ANS TABLES NEED TO BE WIPED DOWN AND SANITIZED.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER MICROWAVE, UNDER SHELVING, ION CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS. ALL FLOORS NEED TO BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FAUCET LEAKING AT EXPOSED HAND SINK AND WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM ATTACHED TO FAUCET OF EXPOSED HAND SINK. LEAK MUST BE REPAIRED AND WATER FILTRATION DEVICE MUST BE REMOVED FROM EXPOSED HADN SINK. EXPOSED HADN SINK MUST NOT BE USED TO FILL COFFEE POTS OR OTHER USES AND IS STRICTLY FOR HANDWASHING ONLY.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS WITHIN REFRIGERATORS. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN THERMOMETERS WITHIN REFRIGERATORS TO MAKE SURE THAT REFRIGERATORS ARE MAINTAINING 40F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNECESSARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING PIZZA WAARMER AND EXTRA FOOD RACKS. ALL UNECESSARY ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED TO REDUCE CLUTTER AND REDUCE INSECT AND RODENT HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED CASES OF SODA AND BOXES OF CHIPS ON FLOOR. ALL FOOD ITEMS NEED TO BE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 31, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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