Green Tomato Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN,EGGS,STEAK,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO TEST THE STRENGTH OF THE SANITIZER,WHEN SINK IS SET UP FOR WASH,RINISE,AND SANITIZE,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 22
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#1566588 DATE 08-21-2015(45)OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT NOT MET,INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT AND MAINTAIN,SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
  code 29
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE PREP AREA,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS
  code 34
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE THE PREP COOLER NEAR THE GRILL AT PREP AREA
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 21, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 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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