Haifa Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: (7-38-030) FOUND THE FRONT PREP AREA HANDSINK FULL OF PAPERS/CLUTTER & OBSTRUCTED AT THE FRONT BY A FAX MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CLUTTER/OBSTRUCTION ,FOR EASY ACCESS TO HANDWASHING. Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times.
  code 11Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: (7-42-090) PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 1/27/11 VISIT NOT CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. (#32-CABINET DOORS UNDER SODA MACHINE IS DAMAGED; #34-FLOOR BASEBOARDS & DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT MUST BE FIXED; #42-ALL FOODHANDLERS MUST HAVE HAIR RESTRAINTS). A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES MUST BE REPLACED. CABINET DOORS AT SODA MACHINE IS DAMAGED-MUST FIX. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS AROUND CORNERS, UNDER STORAGE SHELVINGS & PREP TABLES IN REAR MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: BASEBOARDS THRU-OUT REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA MUST BE PROVIDED. CORNER COVINGS ON THE WALL BY HANDSINK MUST BE REPLACED. OPENING ON THE BOTTOM OF A WALL BENEATH THE OVEN MUST BE SEALED. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  code 35
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE HAIR RESTRAINTS. All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 27, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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