Native Foods Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD PRODUCTS AT FRONT DISPLAY CASE,
  code 37
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: DON'T USE PLASTIC CRATES FOR STORE ITEMS.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: UNUSED ICE MACHINE DRAIN HOSE AND DRAIN PLATE WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE IN DINING AREA,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS A SEALANT FOR OPENINGS AROUND CEILING PIPES IN DRY STORAGE /OFFICE. ALSO BROKEN CEILING AT SAME AREA.REPAIR ISSUE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 29, 2022: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings 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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