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Kopi, A Traveler's Cafe

August 22, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
    Inspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURES. TALL REACH-IN COOLER FOUND AT 47.7 WITH FOOD SUCH AS COOKED SAUSAGE AT 48.9F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND HELD IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. COOKED SAUSAGE AT 48.9F, BLUE CHEESE AT 51.8F, TOFU AT 48.2, TOFU TURKEY AT 46F, ALL FOODS DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES TOTAL ESTIMATED POUNDS TO BE 80 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $300.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES OF BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. OBSERVED COOK PREPARING A READY TO EAT SANDWICH, CROISSANT WITH INGREDIENTS, CHEESE ETC WITH BARE HANDS AND PACKAGE SANDWICH TO GO WITH BARE HANDS. REVIEWED BARE HAND CONTACT CDPH POLICY AND THE PROPER USE OF GLOVES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
    code 6Priority
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
    Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WHILE THE ABOVE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING IMPROPERLY HELD AND HANDLED. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION AND ARRIVED 30 MINUTES LATER. REVIEWED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
    code 21
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: ALL BULK FOODS IN BASEMENT MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED. AND ALL PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
    code 30
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE HANDLE-LESS CUPS AS SCOOPS FOR BULK FOODS. MUST PROVIDE SCOOPS WITH HANDLES STORED INVERTED IN FOODS OR USE SINGLE USE UTENSIL FOR EACH USE.
    code 31
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: DOOR OF THE TALL REACH-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SLIDE CLOSE. MUST REPAIR.
    code 32
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPLACE.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: WALL CAULKING AT THE WASHROOM WASHBOWL PEELING AND BLACKENED. MUST REPLACE.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: PIPING UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK REPAIRED WITH TAPE. DRAIN SEAL REPAIRED WITH "PLUMBERS PUTTY" IN THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THE SINK. MUST NOT USE TAPE OR UNAPPROVED "PLUMBERS PUTTY" AS A MEANS OF REPAIR.
    code 38
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE ROOMS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE AND STORED ORGANIZED. WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
    code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 29, 2016: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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