Gaudi Cafe

August 5, 2014 · Fail
🪳cooked
  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings9
  • critical findings3

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
    Inspector note: FOUND AN UNUSED BEVERAGE/BEER COOLER IN THE FRONT BAR AREA NOT HOLDING A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. TAGGED COOLER HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED FACILITY NOT TO USE UNTIL TAG IS REMOVED BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: FOUND 1 GALLON OF MILK AT 47.1F IN THE FRONT BEVERAGE COOLER. ALSO FOUND 1 POUND OF CHICKEN AT 46.9F IN THE KITCHEN REACH IN COOLER. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURE SAID FOOD WHICH WAS VALUED AT $7. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE AND TO MAINTAIN. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES HANDLE DIRTY DISHES AND CASH AND PROCEED TO HANDLE CLEAN UTENSILS AND FOOD CONTACT ITEMS WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT ANY TIME EMPLOYEES HANDS DO BECOME OR CAN POSSIBLY BECOME CONTAMINATED THEY MUST WASH THEIR HANDS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010(A).
    code 6Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
    Inspector note: FOUND AN UNUSED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN THE KITCHEN THAT DID NOT MEET SANITIZER CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS. TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH AND INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL TAG IS REMOVED BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: FOUND NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO POST AND MAINTAIN.
    code 30
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL A SPLASHGUARD AT THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AT THE SERVER/CARRY OUT STATION BETWEEN UTENSILS AND SINK AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: FOUND SLIGHT DIRT ACCUMULATION ON UPPER PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
    code 33
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: FOUND CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, ORGANIZE REMAINING, STORE 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND WALL, AND MAINTAIN.
    code 41
  • Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
    Inspector note: OBSERVED USED WASH CLOTHS LEFT ON COUNTERS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL IN USE WASH CLOTHS IN A CLEANING SOLUTION AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 3, 2014: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

official city health-inspection data · no account, no sign-up