Stay Cafe/Bad Habit/Smoke &Mirrors

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (E.G. CHICKEN, COOKED RICE, BEEF, FISH ETC.) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE WORN-OUT CAULKING BEHIND/AROUND DISH MACHINE AND BEHIND (2) 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE BAR AREA (SHELVES, COUNTER SHELVES, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF 3 EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS AND DOOR HANDLES WITH HEAVY DRIED SYRUP ACCUMULATION, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF 2 DISH MACHINE BEHIND BAR AND SIDES OF ALL COOLERS
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR TILES BY DISH MACHINE.---------NOTED WATER POOLING ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA COMING FROM UNDERNEATH ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND KEEP FLOORS DRY AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE DEAD LIGHT BULB ABOVE STAIRCASE LEADING TO BASEMENT TO PROVIDE MORE LIGHTING.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LOOSE 1 COMPARTMENT OR PREP SINK AT PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.---------MUST FIX LEAKY BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE AT MOP SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REORGANIZE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE ICE BIN. MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 14, 2014: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 7 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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