Groundswell Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES MUST BE SANDED/BLEACHED OR REPLACED AND WOODEN SHELVINGS BEHIND FRONT COUNTERS ARE IN POOR REPAIR,MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: ICE MAKER WITH ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS AND INTERIOR OF ICED COFFEE COOLER NOT CLEANED.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ELEVATE SUPPLIES BEHIND FRONT COUNTERS AT LEAST 6" INCHES OFF THE FLOOR/WALL FOR EASIER CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 29, 2017: 3 findings recurred.

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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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