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Taipei Cafe

October 21, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings3
critical findings0

Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS AND 15 SMALL FLIES. FOUND MICE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA UNDER THE SHELVES AND ON THE SHELVES, IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET, AND THE ELECTRICAL CLOSET. ALSO, FOUND MICE DROPPINGS IN THE LOWER OPENINGS OF THE TWO-DOOR FREEZER UNIT, PREP TABLES, AND HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/ DISHWASHING AREA. THE SMALL FLIES WERE FOUND NEAR THE DISHWASHING MACHINE AND THE BROWN BAGS STORED ON THE FREEZER UNIT AND THE CEILING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS AND ELIMINATE SMALL FLY ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED A BULK CONTAINER OF SAUCE NOT COVERED IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED POTS AND CONTAINERS OF COOKED AND RAW FOOD ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM STORING FOOD ON THE FLOOR AND ONLY ON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LOWER OPENINGS OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVES, AND HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT WITH DEBRIS AND NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 14, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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