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Lula Cafe

April 18, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLER TO BE IMPROPER:- GUACAMOLE 54.1F, CHICKEN 63.7F, TOFU 46.7F, POTATOES 49.6F, PASTER 45.4F AND COLE SLAW 44.6F/45.0F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 46 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH #41.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. 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: NOTED EMPLOYEES PRACTICING POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES:- NOTED ONE EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING GLOVES AND SERVING FOOD ON A PLATE USING BARE HANDS. NOTED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHILE WEARING GLOVES AND PREPPING AT THE PREP LINE CLEANED ANOTHER PREP TABLE WITH DIRTY WASH CLOTH, THEN BACK TO PREPPING FOOD, LATER ON WENT AND DUMPED DIRT/TRASH IN THE TRASH CAN AT THE REAR AND CONTINUED PREPPING; ALL WITH OUT CHANGING GLOVES OR WASHING HANDS DURING THESE ACTIVITIES. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR GLOVES AT ALL TIMES READY TO EAT FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED OR USE TONGS OR UTENSILS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: NOTED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE ON TOP, LID, LIPS AND DRIPPING ON THE SIDES TO THE GROUND.MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES START CLEANING CONTAINER. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020.
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED BROKEN LIDS AT THE PREP LINE SERVICE COOLER AND TORN RUBBER GASKETS AT THE SERVICE COOLER DOORS AT THE PASTRY PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED CEILINGS AND WALLS AT THE REAR END OF BASEMENT DRY STORAGE/EMPLOYEE DRESSING AREA TO BE IN POOR REPAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES AT THE PREP LINE WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HAIR RESTRAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS AT THE PREP TABLE NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 3, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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