Green Tomato Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN) ARE BEING PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES THE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012.
  code 2Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF MOST REFRIGERATORS (3 DOOR REFRIGERATORS AND ONE DOOR REFRIGERATORS). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT AND GREASE DEBRIS BEHIND AND IN BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED ONE MALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT PROOF OF THE FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT OF PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  code 58
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
  Inspector note: 8-304.11 OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS POST THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FOR PUBLIC VIEW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-42-010(B).
  code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 14, 2020: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 3 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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