Patel's Cafe

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE UTENSILS USED FOR SCOOPING FOOD PRODUCT OUTSIDE OF HOLDING CONTAINERS OR USE SCOOPERS WITH LONGER HANDLES.
  code 31
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF ALL DISPLAY CASES, COLD HOLDING UNITS AND REFRIGERATORS AT THE FRONT MAIN COUNTER SERVICE AREAS TO REMOVE FOOD SPLASHES, FOOD DEBRIS AND OTHER DRIED SPILLS. • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE EXTERIOR OF THE WASTE BASKET CONTAINER AT THE CUSTOMER SITTING AREA TO REMOVE FOOD SPLASHES. • MUST DEFROST AND REMOVE ICE BUILD UP AT THE ICE CREAM DISPLAY CASE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL LARGE ICE CREAM CONTAINERS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES. FOUND VARIOUS LARGE ICE CREAM CONTAINERS ON THE FLOOR. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AT THE MAIN SERVICE COUNTER UNDER ALL SHELVES AND REFRIGERATION UNITS AND DISPLAY CASES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE AT FOOD PREP AREAS. OBSERVED STAFF MEMBER MAKING FRESH JUICES AND SMOOTHIES WITHOUT WEARING PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST WEAR AT ALL TIMES IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 26, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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