Sapo Coffee House Chicago

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FINAL RINSE 123.0F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR MACHINE WITH A FINAL RINSE OF 180.0F. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG REMOVAL AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIR AND PROPERLY SANITIZING. ONCE REPAIR MUST CONTACT CDPH. FACILITY WILL BE USING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FOR WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE MULTI-USE UTENSILS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS ON PREMISES TO MEASURE THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES OF UTENSILS BEING SANITIZED IN THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 51
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OVEN NOT UNDER VENTILATION IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 56

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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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