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Green Tomato Cafe

March 27, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HARI RESTRAINTS HANDLING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY AIRDRYING ON TABLES THROUGHOUT PREP, INSTRUCTED TO STORE INSIDE SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKING EQUIPMENT (VITAMIXER, HOT HOLD UNIT, STORAGE BINS, ETC.) IN PREP AREA WITH EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WINDOWSILLS IN THE REAR PREP WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, DEAD BUGS, AND SPLATTER THROUGHOUT. NOTED FLOORS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN FRONT AND REAR PREP WITH FOOD, TRASH, ETC. THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 OF 4 FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROOF OF TRAINING COMPLETION DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE FOR REVIEW.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 23, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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