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Tempo Cafe

May 13, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings4

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN CONVENIENT LOCATION IN FRONT SERVICE AREA. COFFEE MILKSHAKES AND DESSERTS ARE PREPPED AND OR PLATED IN THIS AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH A MINIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100 F AND A MAXIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 120 F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED RED ONIONS WITH SIGNS OF SPOILAGE IN WALK IN COOLER. RED ONIONS GREW GREEN AND WHITE FLUFFY SUBSTANCE ON THEM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD IS IN GOOD CONDITION. MANAGER DISCARDED 8 POUNDS OF RED ONIONS ($6) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 13Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT OR PROCEDURES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT AND PROCEDURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE PICK UP RAW BACON WITH GLOVES ON AND PROCEED TO MAKE TOAST WITHOUT CHANGING GLOVES OR WASHING HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE EMPLOYEES WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING A RAW FOOD PRODUCT. MANAGER INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO WASH HANDS. 1/4 POUND OF SLICED BREAD DISCARDED ($1) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE BUILDING UP ON INTERIOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES ARE CLEAN TO SIGHT AND TOUCH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE PEELING POTATOES ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL CONTAINERS OF FOOD ARE OFF THE FLOOR BY AT LEAST 6 INCHES.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED STORAGE RACKS WITH RUST BUILD UP THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE OR REPAINT RUSTED RACKS. • OBSERVED LARGE POTS TOO BIG FOR ANY 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CREATE WRITTEN CLEAN IN PLACE PROCEDURE FOR LARGE POTS.
code 47
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIMEFRAME. REPORT #2594196 DATED MAY 8 2024 INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO: #37 LABEL ALL STORAGE CONTAINERS, #47 REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS, #53 PROVIDE COVERS FOR RECEPTACLES IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS AND TO #58 PROVIDE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF FOOD NOT LABELED; OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS DISCOLORED WITH DEEP SCRATCHES; OBSERVED NO LID ON RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM; OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADDRESS ALL PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 8, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 11 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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