Tahoora Sweets & Bakery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION FOUND 5 SMALL FLIES ON WALLS IN THE 2ND SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA ABOVE THE 3-COMP AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE STAFF LADIES RESTROOM. ALSO FOUND APPROXIMATELY 10 LARGE ROACHES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR FRAME AT THE SAME RESTROOM STATED ABOVE AND AT WALL ABOVE SAME SAID 3-COMP SINK. RECOMMEND PEST CONTROL PROVIDE SERVICE. ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS MUST BE DETAIL CLEANED AND SANITIZED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AMD SANITIZE EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AT THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AREA TO REMOVE FOOD SPLASHES; CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR CASES OF CANDY COLD HOLDING UNITS TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRI; REMOVE FOOD DEBRI AND RUST FROM ALL STAINLEES STEEL RACKS LOCATED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT AREA. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE/FROST BUILD-UP AT THE ICE BOX FREEZER NEXT TO THE ORANGE JUICE MACHINE ON THE 1ST FLOOR.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE WALLS AROUND THE 3-COMP SINK AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE LADIES RESTROOM AND THE WALL JUST ACROSS FROM THIS SAID AREA. ALSO THE WALL IN THE LADIES 2ND FLOOR RESTROOM.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE WALLS AROUND AND ABOVE THE 3-COMP SINK AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE LADIES RESTROOM 2ND FLOOR AND THE WALL JUST ACROSS FROM THIS SAID AREA. ALSO THE WALL IN THE LADIES 2ND FLOOR RESTROOM. MUST CLEAN PIPES AT WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE 2ND FLOOR TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED GRIME AND FOOD DEBRI.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR BROKEN/LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE MOP SINK ON THE FIRST FLOOR MOP CLOSET LOCATED BETWEEN BOTH CUSTOMER RESTROOMS.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 22, 2014: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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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