Native Foods Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY AND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED ,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS COOKED BEANS,SOUP,CHICKEN,POTATOE SALAD.MUST POST CERTIFICATE AND BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(SERIOUS 7-38-012)
  code 21
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON WALK IN COOLER.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FRYERS,GRILL TABLE,FOOD PROCESSOR,MIXER,INTERIOR CABINET IN FRONT PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM WALL VENTS IN DINING AREA & CEILING VENTS IN BOTH TOILETROOMS,VENTILATION VENTS AT HOOD.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT NEAR REGISTER.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 16, 2014: 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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