Sai Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL BEING USED TO STORE SAUCE TRAYS ABOVE THE PREP TOP COOLER. OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED TO LINE THE SHELF NEAR THE UPSTAIRS CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THESE MATERIALS AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD STORAGE SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF PARTICULATE MATTER AND DEBRIS UNDER THE TABLES IN THE BUS BOY STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL FLOORS WHERE RAT DROPPINGS WERE NOTED. OBSERVED BOXES OF DISHWARES STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE MAIN BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOOD AND FOOD EQUIPMENT AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND OILY RESIDUE ON THE HOOD ABOVE THE MAIN COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE WATER SUPPLY PIPING NEAR THE WALL UNDER THE MAIN KITCHEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (NEXT TO THE DISH MACHINE). NOTED THAT THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE RESTROOM TOILET CONSTANTLY RUNS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL LEAKS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NOTED MISSING THERMOMETERS IN THE CHEST AND REACH IN FREEZERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 28, 2016: 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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