Nina's Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• 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: FOUND NO ONE ON PREMISES WITH A CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT, WHILE SERVING/HANDLING PERISHABLE FOODS (EGGS, HAM SUSHI). MUST HAVE SUCH PERSON AT ALL TIMES P.H.F. IS PREPARED/HANDLED/SERVED. (7-38-012) A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CAULKING BELOW THE WOOD BASE AROUND THE COFFEE COUNTERS MUST BE FIXED, TO SEAL THE GAPS. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: CONDENSERS OF COOLERS, INTERIOR LEDGE OF FRONT MILK COOLER, COFFEE COUNTER AT FRONT PREP-DUE TO FOOD DEBRIS. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS ALONG WALLBASE OF 3-COMP SINK & UNDER STORAGE SHELVES IN THE SAME AREA, MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES IN DISHROOM & HOOD ABOVE OVEN MUST BE FREE OF DUST BUILD-UP. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LEAKY PIPE UNDER FRONT PREP AREA MUST BE FIXED. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 18, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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