Chi Cafe, Llc

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS INCLUDING SHELVES INSIDE OF THESE UNITS TO REMOVE FOOD PARTICLES, SPILLS ETC. CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF FRYERS AND NOODLE BOILER TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, CLEAN BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES AND STORAGE TABLES. PAINT RUSTY BOTTOM OF STORAGE TABLE IN KITCHEN. CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR OF KITCHEN ON SHELF.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE FOOD ITEMS FROM FLOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN FLOOR IN STORAGE CLOSET UNDER SHELVES AND MAINTAIN. CONTINUE CLEANING FLOOR UNDER COOKING AND AROUND/BEHIND OTHER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.
  code 34
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: UNNECESSARY CLUTTER OBSERVED ON TOP OF THE WALK-IN COOLER; REMOVE. SOME CLUTTER OBSERVED INSIDE OF STORAGE CLOSET BETWEEN WASHROOMS; REMOVE. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER STORAGE OF MOPS AND BROOMS; RECOMMENDED A STORAGE RACK FOR HANGING AND INSTRUCTED NOT TO STORE INSIDE OF THE SINK ITSELF.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 15, 2014: 4 findings recurred. 4 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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