Green Tomato Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD HOLD DELI UNIT AT IMPROPER COLD HOLD TEMPERATURE OF 50°F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COLD HOLD UNIT AT 41F AND BELOW. THE UNIT IS TAGGED, HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CONTACT CDPH FOR RE-INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SPILLAGE AND BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF ALL COLD HOLD UNITS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BUILDUP ON FILTERS IN HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 27, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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