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Copacubana Cafe

May 29, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings1

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Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES DRINKING AND PREPARING FOOD AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO DRINK AND EAT AND NOT AT THE PREP AREAS.
code 6Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
code 37
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NOTED CARDBOARD BOXESAND FOIL PAPER USED TO LINE SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BOXES AND FOIL PAPER TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. • NOTED UNFINISHED WOOD USED FOR SHELVING AT THE COFFEE STATION OF THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVES WITH NON POROUS WOOD THAT ARE EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAINED.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INSIDE OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND COOLER WITH DIRT, DEBRI AND OLD FOOD PARTICLES.
code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 26, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings 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.