Central Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK NEAR DISH ROOM WITH A LEAK FROM DRAIN PIPE. ALSO OBSERVED SPRAYER AT THE FRONT END OF DISH WASHER LEAKING IN NEED OF REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE AND UNDER FRYER STATIONS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING HARBORING OF PEST AND INSECTS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON FAN VENTS INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 17, 2021: 2 findings recurred. 2 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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