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Le Cafe

December 2, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE DISPLAY AND SERVICE. OBSERVED TWO TRAYS OF BAKED GOODS SITTING ON TOP OF DISPLAY COOLER NEXT TO CASHIER THATS NOT COVERED OR PROTECTED FROM CUSTOMER CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOODS MUST BE COVERED WHILE ON DISPLAY. ALSO, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEANED OR MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED OF ICE MACHINE WHERE ICE IS BEING MADE HAS BLACK SUBSTANCE AROUND PARTS WHERE FRESH ICE IS BEING MADE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. "HELD FOR INSPECTION" TAG PLACED ON ICE MACHINE.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: DISH WASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED OR OPERATED. WHILE RUNNING AND DRAINING WATER AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, WATER FROM AIR GAP OVERFLOWING FROM DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DRAINLINE AND GREASE TRAP TO PREVENT INADEQUATE DISPOSAL OF DRAIN WATER. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 24
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOODS INSIDE COOLERS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND DATE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINA CONTAINERS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MULTI USE UTENSILS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTMAINATION BEFORE USE.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS, SLICER IN BASEMENT, AND PREP COUNTER/CUTTING BOARD NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR IN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FREQUENTLY.
code 34
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: THERMOMETER NOT CONSPICUOUS INISDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL THERMOMETERS CONSPICUOUSLY INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 7, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.