Essence Med Spa & Wellness Center Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED PROPERLY. NOTED HOT RUNNING WATER TEMPERATURE OF 77.1F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. WARM OR TEMPERED WATER IS DEFINED AT 85F BY THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE). (CDI - MANAGER ADJUSTED WATER TEMPERATURE. HOT WATER TEMPERATURE NOW AT 104.1F) CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 11Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: FOUND FRONT BOTTOM ENTRANCE AND SIDE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH 1 INCH GAP/OPENING. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF BOTTOM OF THE SAID DOORS.--------PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK NOT AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (MILK, SHAKES,FRESH JUICES ETC) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER (S) WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. INFORMATION GIVEN.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Out of business on November 12, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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