Lavazza Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION #38 (3-COMP SINK SLOWLY DRAINING, FROM 6/1/10 VISIT), NOT CORRECTED AT THIS TIME (7-38-090), MUST FIX. 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. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP NEED CLEANING & RE-PAINTING, DUE TO RUST. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS UNDER 3-COMP SINK, BEHIND COOLER & PREP TABLE BY THE PREP SINK & IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM MUST BE KEPT CLEAN & FREE OF SPILLS/FOOD DEBRIS. ANY ITEMS STORED UNDER SINKS MUST BE ELEVATED OFF THE FLOOR. 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: CABINET DOORS AT DISHROOM AREA & WALLS ABOVE THE OVEN MUST BE FREE OF FOOD STAINS & SOME DUST. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 1, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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