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Tempo Cafe

April 5, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER DATES (PREP DATES) ON PREPPED TCS FOODS (SALMON, DELI MEATS, ETC.) INSIDE PREP COOLERS AND WALK IN COOLER. ALL READY TO EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD PREPARED AND HELD IFOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED BY, SOLD OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTERS, AND ON EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVILY SOILED CUTTING BOARD IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE OR RESURFACE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ON TOP AND SIDES OF DISH MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVILY SOILED WALLS NEXT TO DISH MACHINE, AND IN KITCHEN ON THE AND BEHIND COOKING LINE. OBSERVED BLACK, SLIMY MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE TOP OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THESE AREAS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME. OBSERVED ITEMS STORED DIRECTLY ON FLOORS IN 2ND FLOOR DRY STORAGE AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR TO ALLOW FOR PROPER CLEANING.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
code 57
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY ISSUED CORE VIOLATION #47 NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 2401308, DATED 9/17/20. MUST CORRECT THE FOLLOW VIOLATION: OBSERVED USING PLASTIC TUBS NOT MADE FOR HEAT TOLERANCE IN KEEPING HOT FOOD IN STEAM TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER UTENSILS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 17, 2020: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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