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Chi Cafe, Llc

July 10, 2019 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK STORAGE FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED; INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINERS WITH PROPER NAME OF PRODUCT INSIDE OF CONTAINER.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: FOUND WIPING CLOTHS ON THE PREP COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED TOWELS USED FOR DRAIN STOPPERS AT THE THREE COMP SINK; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMP SINKS AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE FRYERS, STOVE, STEAMERS, HOT HOLDING UNITS, REFRIGERATION UNITS, BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS, PREP TABLES AND COOKING BURNERS. CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS AND STEAMERS. CLEAN TOP OF STOVE AND TOPS AND BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND VARIOUS KITCHEN EQUIPMENT INCLUDING SINKS IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED THE WALLS AROUND BEHIND AND ABOVE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE ON THE PIPES ALONG THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; CLEAN PIPES TO REMOVE GREASE. OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON THE CEILING VENTS IN THE KITCHEN AND VENTILATION FANS IN THE WASHROOMS; CLEAN ALL VENTS WHERE NEEDED. • OBSERVED SOME CRACKED FLOOR TILE IN KITCHEN; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED. ALSO OBSERVED AREAS OF THE FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN THAT NEED TO BE GROUTED; GROUT FLOOR WHERE NEEDED. • OBSERVED DUST ON THE WALL VENTS NEAR THE CEILING OF THE DINING AREA AND ON THE CEILING STRUCTURE IN THE DINING AREA; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTS AND CEILING STRUCTURE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTS IN HOODED SYSTEM.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 11, 2019: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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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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