Next Door Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• 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: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX.15 OR MORE RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR AND ON TOP OF TIN CATS UNDER DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING UNITS IN CLOSET.ALSO FRONT SLIDING GLASS DOORS HAS A APPX. "3/4" IN CENTER OF DOOR.APPX. 5- LIVE SMALL FLIES ON DIRT DISHES STORED ON CART IN DINING AREA.FRONT DOOR IS WIDE OPENED.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA.RODENT PROOF DOOR.KEEP DOORS CLOSED TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 9/16/16.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
  code 18
• 🌡️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 WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CHICKEN SALAD,CREAM CHEESE,MILK,ETC)MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(SERIOUS 7-38-012)
  code 21
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW FROM PREVIOUSLY BEING INSPECTED ON 8/16/16.A NEW SUMMARY WILL BE GIVEN TO POST.MUST POST AND MAINTAIN.(SERIOUS 7-42-010B)
  code 28
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR BULK GOODS IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: NOTED WHITISH-GRAY MARKS ON THE INTERIOR PLASTIC LEDGE IN THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. NOTED WATER POOLING AROUND THE GREASE TRAP IN THE BREAK ROOM CABINET. INSTRUCTED TO IDENTIFY AND REPAIR ANY LEAKS AND TO MAINTAIN THE AREA TO BE CLEAN AND DRY
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 16, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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