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Taipei Cafe

July 3, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-205.11 FOUND WATER STEAMER DRAIN PIPE LOCATED IN FRONT PREP HANDWASHING SINK. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER RINSE CUPS AND DRAIN THEM ON THE DRAINBOARD LOCATED ON THE HANDWASHING SINK. HANDWASHING SINKS SHOULD BE USED FOR HANDWASHING PURPOSES ONLY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DRAIN PIPE AND NO LONGER USE HANDWASHING SINK AS PREP SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-39-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: 2-101.11 FOUND NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN) IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED TAGGED REACH-IN COOLER IN USE LOCATED AT FRONT PREP AT AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 48F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. REACH IN COOLERS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL TCS FOODS AND NOT USE REACH-IN COOLER. UNTIL IT MAINTAINS A COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND IS RE-INSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 4-301.16 FOUND NO FOOD PREP SINK IN FRONT OF FOOD PREP/TEA STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 FOUND FLOORS AND WALLS BEHIND AND UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL STORAGE SHELVES, AND DISH MACHINE FILLED WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 6-501.14 MUST CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTER ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT FILLED WITH GREASE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 29, 2023: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 7 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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