Eli's Cheesecake Chicago (T1 B9)

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• 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
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT THE FRONT AND REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 24, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.