Mandala Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE POSTED. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, A COPY OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED. INSTRUCTED THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON SITE AND POSTED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
  code 3Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO TAKE TEMPERATURES OF COLD AND HOT FOODS PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-601.11 OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DESSERTS FOR SALE IN A REFRIGERATOR IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE INGREDIENTS AND BUSINESS ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.115 UPON ARRIVAL TO THE FACILITY, INSPECTOR OBSERVED A PET DOG ON PREMISES WITH A CUSTOMER. INSTRUCTED NOT TO ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO ENTER WITH PETS AS PETS ARE PROHIBITED ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-40-060.
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLER ON SITE WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE HAIR RESTRAINT SUCH AS A CAP OR A HAIR NET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.
  code 40
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 3, 2022: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

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