Ex Libris Science Digest Coffee

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, BEVERAGE MACHINES, DRAFT COOLER, AND SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS(FOOD DEBRIS, COFFEE BEANS, ETC). GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN CORNER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER NEAR DISPLAY CASE.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: TIGHTEN LOOSE FAUCET ON EXPOSED SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 2, 2016: 3 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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