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Golden Apple Cafe & Bakery

April 25, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED EIGHTY MOUSE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SIXTY IN THE STORAGE ROOM BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THE REAR EXIT DOOR ON THE FLOOR AND SHELF, TEN ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE BEVERAGE COOLER IN THE DINING AREA AND TEN ON THE LOWER AREA OF THE PREP TABLE IN THE KITCHEN AND FLOOR UNDER PREP TABLE. A MOUSE WAS OBSERVED ON A GLUE BOARD BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER THAT WAS DISGARDED BY THE OWNER. ORKIN SERVICED ON APRIL 22, 2016 AND HIS REPORT INDICATED NO ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED OPEN BAGS OF SUGAR AND FLOUR; INSTRUCTED TO PLACE IN CONTAINERS WITH LIDS TO COVER AND PROTECT FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND TO LABEL CONTAINERS ONCE PROVIDED.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING USED AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT: BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS, BOTTOM OF FRYERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FLOOR MIXERS AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF WOKS, STOVE AND OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN AND EQUIPMENT IN STORAGE AREA. ALSO CLEAN UNDER DISHMACHINE. MUST REGROUT FLOOR IN PREP AREA WHERE NEEDED.
code 34
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: FOUND SOME UNNECESSARY ITEMS INSIDE OF THE THREE COMP SINK IN THE KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. SOME OTHER UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED ON TOP OF UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND STORE IN STORAGE ROOM OR ON A SHELF.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 7, 2015: 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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