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Te'amo Boba Bar

October 8, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE, WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
code 2Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN THE COLD HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FRONT DOOR WITH AN OPENING AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED AN INSECT CONTROL DEVICE STORED ON THE TOP SHELF ABOVE FOOD PREP TABLES AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE MENTIONED INSECT CONTROL DEVICE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WITH NO RECENT SERVICE REPORT AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. THE MOST RECENT SERVICE REPORT PROVIDED WAS IN 2022. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ALL UP TO DTAE REQUIRED PEST CONTROL RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (C), CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON SITE. THE MICE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED IN THE PINK CLOSET IN THE REAR CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA AND UNDER THE SHELVES WITH MILK, PUREE, AND DRY GOODS NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE DOOR TO THE ICE MACHINE BROKEN OFF THE UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO COVER THE ICE MACHINE, WHILE THE DOOR IS BEING REPAIRED.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED THREE MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 48
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LID FOR THE RECEPTACLE IN THE GENDER-NEUTRAL TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 19, 2022: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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.