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Caffe Gelato

March 11, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING INTO WATER WHERE ICE IS MADE,ALSO BLACK SLIME ON PANELS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED EXPOSED WASTE WATER PIPE ABOVE PREP AREA.NO EXPOSED WASTE WATER PIPE SHOULD BE ABOVE ANY AREAS WITH FOOD AND ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO ENCLOSE WASTE WATER PIPES. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE BOTH DOORS OF REACH-IN COOLER BY THE EAST WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAID RUBBER GASKET,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH ,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXCESS DEBRIS INSIDE THE CABINET UNDER THE COFFEE/ESPRESSO MACHINES,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DEBRIS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,UNDER AND BEHIND COOLERS,ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS. DEBRIS ON FLOOR BETWEEN THE FRONT COUNTER AND DISPLAY CASE.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 3, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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