Tesfa Ethiopian Cuisine

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE REACH-IN COOLERS IN THE KITCHEN. REPAIR/REPLACE • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE CABINET UNDER THE DEEP FRYERS, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: LEAKING MECHANICAL DRAIN AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BY THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE IN THE KITCHEN, ALSO FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS LEAKING(SAME UNIT AND SAME AREA), REPAIR CAUSE
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 2, 2020: 2 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.

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