Native Foods Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE MISSING HANDLES FROM TOP LIDS ON COOK LINE PREP TOP COOLER.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS STORED IN BASEMENT AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR (BOXES, SPARE EQUIPMENT, POSTERS, RUBBERMAID BINS, ETC). OPERATOR CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT FIXTURE IN BASEMENT UTILITY CLOSET. OBSERVED THAT THE SMALL, BATTERY OPERATED LED LIGHTS IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT TO THE LIQUOR ROOM. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 3, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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