Tahoora Sweets & Bakery

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STUFFED BEEF SAMOSAS AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 123.1F IN HOT HOLDING UNIT. ALSO OBSERVED STUFFED VEGETABLE SAMOSAS AT 105.3F AND CHICKEN EGGROLLS FOUND AT 111.4F AT HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT 135.0F OR ABOVE. FOOD WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 25 LBS AT A COST OF $60.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 44.6F INSIDE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT 41.0F OR BELOW. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT A COST OF $25.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. PLEASE SEE VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
  code 22
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED AT 2ND FLOOR BAKERY PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE LABEL ON BULK FOOD CONTAINER WITH COMMON NAME TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY (FLOUR).
  code 37
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE BAKING EQUIPMENT ON 2ND FLOOR THAT DOES NOT DETACH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE ON HOW THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER SLOWLY DRAINING AT HAND WASHING SINK IN PACKING ROOM ON 2ND FLOOR. OBSERVED NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT HAND WASHING SINK ON LEFT SIDE IN MEN'S BATHROOM ON 2ND FLOOR. MUST REPAIR ISSUE.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LID ON TRASH CANS IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM ON 2ND FLOOR. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT FROM BATHROOM ON 3RD FLOOR AND CLEAN AREA. • MUST SEAL HOLE IN WALL ON RIGHT SIDE OF ELEVATOR ON 2ND FLOOR.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE INCOMPLETE. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES WHO OBTAIN THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 21, 2020: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 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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