Metropolis Coffee Company

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REACH IN PREP COOLER DOORS RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED ALSO OBSERVED ONE PREP CUTTING BOARD IN POOR REPAIR(SURFACE WITH DARK PITS). MUST REPLACE DAMAGED RUBBER GASKETS AND CUTTING BOARD.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: OBSERVED BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE, FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE PREP AREAS REACH IN COOLERS/COOLER GASKETS AND FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES AT REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST CALIBRATE AND MAINTAIN ALL METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FURNACE ROOM CLUTTERED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR, MUST BE ABLE TO CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND ALL ITEMS.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 29, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings 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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