Ralph Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HIGH TEMPERATURE WAREWASHING MACHINE NOT MEETING HOT WATER SANITIZER REQUIREMENTS OF AT LEAST 180F FOR THR FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE. TECHNICAN ARRIVED ON SITE TO REPAIR. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISH AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD. MUST MAINTAIN
  code 41
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES IN DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES. • OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE BASEMENT PREP ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED CLUTTER STORED IN BASEMENT ON FLOOR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER WITH NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 7, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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