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Saic Cafe

November 3, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER INSTALLED ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE HANDWASHING SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER INSTALLED ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK A SINK FOR UTENSIL WASHING MAY NOT BE PROVIDED WITH HANDWASHING AIDS AND DEVICES REQUIRED FOR A HANDWASHING SINK. CORRECTED ON SITE HANDWASHING SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER INSTALLED ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK REMOVED FROM SAID AREA BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN WOMEN, MEN'S AND ALL GENDER WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO POST CLEARLY VISIBLE SIGNAGE THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES.
code 10Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL NECESSARY ITEMS FOR COMPLYING WITH PROCEDURE NOT AVAILABLE ON SITE WHEN EMPLOYEES RESPOND TO VOMITTING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON SITE ALL NECESSARY ITEMS FOR COMPLYING WITH WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITTING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 48.7-61.3F. OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, SPINACH(61.3F), CHEESE(48.7-49.5F), SLICED TOMATOES(48.7F), BACON(52.9F) AND HAM(50.5F) HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $30 WEIGHING 4LBS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING FOOD GUARD IN BETWEEN ACTION STATION BURNERS AND FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL FOOD GUARD IN BETWEEN ACTION STATION BURNERS AND FRONT COUNTER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD DURING PREPARATION. CORRECTED ON SITE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON ACTION STATION BURNERS.(NOTE: ACTION STATION BURNERS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED TO ELEVATE BOXES IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: UNABALE TO VERIFY EXISTENCE OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON COFFEE MACHINE IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON COFFEE MACHINE IN FRONT PREP AREA SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
code 51
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST ON FILTERS IN HOODS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FILITERS IN HOODS IN REAR PREP AREA.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 23, 2024: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.