Pick Me Up Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employee. PAPER TOWEL OR HAND DRYING DEVICE WAS NOT PROVIDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK, IN PREP AREA. ALSO OBSERVED INSIDE THE SAME SINK UTENSILS(LARGE WHISK)PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH FOOD AND GREEN SPONGE.SOAP WAS PROVIDED UPON MY REQUEST.INSTRUCTED EXPOSED HAND SINK IS ONLY FOR HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030 HOOOO70330-15
  code 12Priority
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD AND PROVIDE END CAPS, ABOVE THE DISH MACHINE AND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: 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 PROVIDE UNTHREAD FAUCET AT 1 COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR THE WEST EXIT DOOR, IN PREP AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 31, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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