Caro Mio Italian Ristorante

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: PREP AREA 1-DOOR REACH IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINTED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 51.2 F, NO FOODS HELD INSIDE AT THIS TIME, ALSO FRONT COUNTER COOLER OFF AT THIS TIME. MUST REPAIR COOLER, AMBIENT AIR MUST BE 40 F OR BELOW OR REMOVE UNUSED COOLERS.
  code 2Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 6 RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR UNDER FRONT COUNTER. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS.
  code 18
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO MOP SINK ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE AND INSTALL MOP SINK ON PREMISES WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER.
  code 38

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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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