Galapagos Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COLD WATER PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. THE SINK HAS SEPARATE HOT AND COLD WATER HANDLES AND THE HOT WATER AT THE SINK WAS ABOVE 120F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND PROVIDE COLD WATER AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK SO THAT THE SINK CAN BE USED FOR HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WHILE PREPARING FOOD. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD.
  code 40
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS A LINING ALONG THE BOTTOM SHELVES OF THE FOOD PREP TABLES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE STOVE.
  code 49
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ON THE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. • DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 23, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 6 previous findings 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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