Catalpa Kitchen

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: Found front prep hand sink with utensil and debris inside. No drying device or paper towels at this sink as well. Found service station hand sink with strainer and debris inside. Instructed all hand sinks must be stocked with soap, paper towel and hot/cold water at all times. Hand sink may not be used for any other purpose other than hand washing. Hand sinks must be easily accessible at all times. Operator removed items from hand sinks, and supplied paper towels during inspection. Critical violation 7-38-030.
  code 12Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: No City of Chicago certified manager on site while potentially hazardous foods being prepped, cooked or served (mole sauce, turkey sausage, salad, etc.). Instructed City of Chicago certified manager must be present at all times (when the restaurant is operating). Serious violation 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Operator stated rear ice bucket in server station is for customer ice. Instructed must provide lid for container to protect ice from contamination. (Operator stated from ice bin is used strictly for cooling items.)
  code 32
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Found ice dispensing utensil stored inside container for customer ice. Instructed to properly store utensil in a clean, separate container. Operator corrected during inspection.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 16, 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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