Tel-Aviv Bakery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT EXPOSED HAND SINK LOCATED IN FRONT CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AM EMPLOYEE HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES 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 INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN COOLER LOCATED IN FRONT CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 LIVE ROACHES IN PROOFING BOX AND RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 RODENT DROPPINGS IN REAR STORAGE AREA UNDERNEATH LOCKERS, 10 RODENT DROPPINGS IN REAR STORAGE AREA UNDERNEATH CANNED GOODS, AND APPROXIMATELY 15 RODENT DROPPINGS IN CORNER BEHIND BAGEL KETTLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE, AND MAINTAIN FACILITY FREE OF PESTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 48
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL GAP NEXT TO EXTERIOR DOOR LEADING TO ALLEY. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 28, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 10 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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