Tesfa Ethiopian Cuisine

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: BOTH THE REMINDER OF: [ * “CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, SHELLFISH, OR EGGS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS " ] AND THE DISCLOSURE OF AN ASTERISK IS NEEDED ON MENUS TO INDICATE THE REMINDER AND IDENTIFY THE ITEMS OF RISK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 25
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CAULKING BEHIND MENS WASHROOMS SINKS IN DISREPAIR. MUST REACAULK AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALL IN BASEMENT PREP AREA BEHIND PREP TABLE WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALL.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON WATER LINE OF COFFEE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ROOFTOP BAR NOT OPEN FOR THE SEASON WITH NO HOT WATER TO 4 COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND BAR. MUST RESTORE HOT WATER TO SINK PRIOR TO OPENING ROOFTOP BAR TO PUBLIC.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALLS BEHIND WOMENS FAUCETS IN WASHROOMS WITH PEELING CHIPPING PAINT. RESTORE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION. • OBSERVED OLD EQUIPMENT INCLUDING OVEN AND SMOKER IN REAR EXITWAY LEADING TO GARBAGE AREA. ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES. • OBSERVED FLOOR DRAIN COVER MISSING ON FLOOR DRAIN BEHIND BAR ON 1 ST FLOOR. REPLACE COVER AND MAINTAIN
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITIATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 7, 2018: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.