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Indie Cafe

June 22, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: COOKED 5# WHITE RICE STORED INSIDE THE TWO DOOR PREP COOLER AT TEMP OF 48.6F; 50# OF COOKED PAD THAI SAUCE COVERED STORED IN A LARGE ALUMINUM POT ON FLOOR IN DRY STORAGE AREA AT TEMP OF 98.7F, FOOD WAS COOKED YESTERDAY(6-21-18) PER MANAGER STATEMENT. BOTH PRODUCTS DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY MANAGER.POUNDS 55,VALUE 58. HOT FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 140F AND ABOVE, COLD FOOD 40F AND BELOW.COOLING PROCESS INFORMATION GIVEN. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOOD AND NON-FOOD PRODUCTS NOT FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RUBBER GASKET BROKEN INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER BY THE EXIT DOOR.OBSERVED CARDBOARD ON SHELVES AT STORAGE AREA AND INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZER,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. REPLACE WHITE WORNED OUT CUTTING BOARDS(BLACK SUBSTANCE ON SURFACE OF THE CUTTING BOARD)BY THE STEAM TABLE,ACROSS FROM DISH MACHINE
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXCESS GREASE ON PIPES UNDER BEHIND AND ON CEILING. GREASE ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDED HOOD,SHELVES THROUGHPUT THE PREP AREA.NEED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF CHEST FREEZER REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP,AND INSIDE THE WHITE REACH-IN COOLER AT REAR STORAGE AREA.SCOOP INSIDE THE SUGAR CONTAINER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES WITH DIRTY STANDING WATER IN IT, BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,NEED TO REPLACE SAID TILES.EXCESS WATER ON FLOOR UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND BY THE MOP SINK,NEED TO REPAIR CAUSE AND KEEP FLOOR DRY.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK AT SUSHI AREA, DUE TO PRESENT SINK IS ALSO USE FOR OTHER THINGS(RINSING LINENS, FOR PREP SINK ETC.)EXPOSED HAND SINK MUST BE INSTALLED UNDER THE CITY PLUMBING CODE,ALSO PROVIDE AT SAID SINK SOAP PAPER TOWELS/HAND DRYING DEVICE.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: KEEP WASH CLOTHS INSIDE A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN SUSHI PREP AREA, TO MINIMIZE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION ICE CONTAINER,WHERE ICE CUBES IS STORED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, MUST BE SELF DRAIN.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 17, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 6 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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