Central Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE GRILL AND BOTTOM INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AREAS OF THE FLOORS IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN DISHWASHING AREA UNDER MACHINE IN THE CORNER BY THE SPRAYER SINK.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS ABOVE THE GRILL IN FRONT COOKING AREA.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 18, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.