Galapagos Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Proper Cooling Time And Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COOKED TCS FOODS BEING IMPROPERLY COOLED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. EIGHT 5LB BAGS OF COOKED RICE PILED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 49.2F. ALSO NOTED COOKED CHICKEN IN BROTH IN A DEEP, LARGE COVERED POT AT 46.5F AND A LARGE, DEEP COVERED POT OF CHICKEN BROTH AT 75.2F. DATE LABELS INDICATED FOODS WERE PREPARED TODAY. REVIEWED PROPER COOLING METHODS FOR TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE RICE AND QUICK CHILL IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. ICE BATHS WERE MADE FOR THE CHICKEN CONTAINERS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
  code 20
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: NOTED APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS COOKED CHICKEN IN SAUCE ON THE UNLIT STOVE TOP BEING HELD AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 96.6F. MANAGER STATED THE FOOD WAS MAS IN THE MORNING. ALL DISCARDED. REVIEWED REQUIRED TEMPERATURES FOR HOT HOLDING TCS FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS GUARD/COVERING FOR BOTH MICROWAVE OVENS.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE REAR KITCHEN. ALL MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE DINING ROOM AND AT THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.----RAW WOOD AS REPAIR ON THE FLOOR THRESHOLD FROM THE COOKS LINE TO THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. MUST PAINT/SEAL TO BE NON-ABSORBENT.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 8, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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