Cafecito

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ONSITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS; DELI MEATS, RICE , SOUP, ETC., ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAKY BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT MOP SINK IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN REAR OFFICE AND AROUND THE HOT WATER TANK, INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. • MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE HOT FOOD LINE IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD FILTERS, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS ABOVE THE HOT FOOD LINE IN THE REAR PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 26, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 8 previous findings 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.