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Taste Bar Cafe

April 8, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER COME FROM REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA, OPEN BOX OF GLOVES PLACE THEM ON WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AND BEGAN TO HANDLE SLICED READY TO EAT DELI MEATS. ALSO OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREPARING FOOD WITH GLOVES ON MOVE/ HANDLE GARBAGE CAN AND CONTINUE TO HANDLE FOOD WITHOUT REMOVING GLOVES AND WASHING HANDS. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 738-010(A) ISSUED.
code 6Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE MEAT SLICER ON 7TH FLOOR PREP AREA. • DETAIL CLEAN SHELVING IN WALK-IN COOLER ON 7TH FLOOR OF ENCRUSTED FOOD, AND INTERIOR BOTTOM OF 2-DR FREEZER ALSO ON 7TH FLOOR.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVING IN BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA OF ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS AND LITTER. • CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND FIRST FLOOR CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER, 7TH FLOOR DRY FOOD/PAPER GOOD STORAGE AREA AND 7TH FLOOR PREP AREA. • DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR IN 7TH FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN/SANITIZE WALL BEHIND PANINI PRESS MACHINE ON 1ST FL.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT/7TH FLOOR DRY FOOD STORAGE AREAS ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 14, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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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