Taipei Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE UPPER PORTION. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 16
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD. MUST CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2579759 DATED ON 08/08/23-#40- OBSERVED 2 FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS AND #55 BASEMENT FLOOR CLUTTERED THROUGHOUT. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE ITEMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER BOTH PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 8, 2023: 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.