Mary's Cafe

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

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: INADEQUATE INSECTS CONTROL. FOUND 9 LIVE COCKROACHES BEHIND STAND-UP COOLER AND DISHROOM, INSTRUCTED MGR TO ELIMINATE COCKROACHES ACTIVITY IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS, CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL THE DEAD ONES. PEST CONTROL SERVICE RECOMMENDED.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: SHELVES IN KITCHEN, SODA DISPENSERS, INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MAKER AND PREP TABLES NEXT TO DISH MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CRACKS AND CREVICES NOTED THROUGH OUT KITCHEN AND DISHROOM WALLS, ALSO HOLES NOTED ON WALLS, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGT SHIELD ON KITCHEN CEILING LIGHT, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ADDITIONAL HAND SINK MUST BE INSTALLED AT DISH/PREP ROOM.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 26, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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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