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Cafecito

April 3, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings3

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED WASHING HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE FOR FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING FOODS. FOUND OPEN BOTTLE OF SODA AND COOKING UTENSILS,( SPATULAS,ETC) INSIDE OF HAND SINK. MANAGER REMOVED ITEMS. ALSO CASE OF WATER AND CAN GOODS ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT HAND SINK HAS TO BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. NOTHING IN, ON OR IN FRONT OF SINK , CDI. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 11Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: COOLER IN PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 47.0F. COOLER MUST MAINTAIN COOLER AT 40.0F OR BELOW. INSTRUCTED TO USE ADDITIONAL COOLER ON PREMISES THAT 40.0F OR BELOW. COOLER WILL BE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION.INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE COOLER UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE HEALTH DEPT CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. 2-LBS OF COOKED CHORIZO ON STEAMTABLE AT 102.8F, COOKED STEAK AT 122.0F, APPROX 40-LBS OF COOKED BEEF PREPARED YESTERDAY AT IMPROPER COLD TEMPERATURES OF 48.0F- 52.0F. ALSO POTATO SALAD AT IMPROPER COLD TEMPERATURE OF 48.0F. ALL FOODS REMOVED AND DISCARDED BY MANAGERS AT COST APPROX $ 150.00, CDI. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40.0F OR BELOW AND HOT FOODS AT 140.0F OR HIGHER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE SLIGHT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 13, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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