Kusanya Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN PREP AREA WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR ICE MAKER AND SURFACES, DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED AT BELOW ICE BIN.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
  code 16
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED CUTTING BOARD AT PREP COOLER WITH DISCOLORATION AND DEEP CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE BY SANDING AND RESEALING OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 24, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 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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