Fresh Brew

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: FOUND THE HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA BEING USED TO STORED BAGS OF BREAD AND PLASTIC CONTAINERS. UNABLE TO WASH HANDS. FEMALE EMPLOYEE REMOVED ALL THE BAGS OF BREAD AND PLASTIC CONTAINER DURING INSPECTION. HAND SINK IS NOW AVAILABLE TO WASH HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE AND ALSO PROVIDE CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. VIOLATION WAS WRITTEN LAST 11/9/18. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLE, FRONT COUNTER, COOLER, DINING TABLES MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES.
  code 41
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED ON THE MOP SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE, SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPT SINK, EXPOSED HAND SINK, AND WIRE RACK SHELVING BEHIND THE BAR. ALSO CLEAN THE FLOOR ON THE SIDE OF THE CABINET OF WASHBOWL SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2233050 DATED 11/9/19.#10 - 6-301.13 PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST RELOCATE TO THE HAND WASHING SINK WITH SOAP DISPENSER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 9, 2018: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 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.

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