Emerald City Coffee

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THERMOMETER NEEDED IN HOT HOLDING UNIT CONTAINING EGG BURRITOS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS ARE IN NEED OF FOOD LABELS INCLUDING NAME OF PRODUCT, WHERE PRODUCT WAS MADE AND ADDRESS OF WHERE IT WAS PACKAGED AND INGREDIENT LIST. THIS INCLUDES ALL PREPACKAGED BAKERY ITEMS AS WELL AS PREPACKAGED BREAKFAST BURRITOS ETC.
  code 37
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING TILES BEHIND HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE AND RESTORE WALL SURFACE TO A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION. OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON REACH IN 1 DOOR COOLER WHEN YOU ENTER KITCHEN. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE OBSERVED ON MOP SINK. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS IN REAR HALLWAY LEADING TO HOT WATER HEATER WITH DEAD BUGS ON FLOOR. MUST REMOVE BUGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOORS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NON WORKING COOLER IN FRONT AREA MUST REMOVE. OBSERVED COOLER IN REAR IN DISREPAIR MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES. OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER IN REAR DRY STORAGE HALLWAY, HALLWAY LEADING TO HOT WATER HEATER, AND OFFICE. MUST GET RID OF ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS/EQUIPMENT AND STORE ALL REMAINING ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 31, 2020: 5 findings recurred. 3 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.

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