The Clipper/ Cc Ferns

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROVIDE LIDS FOR ICE BINS AT COFFEE SHOP, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. NO SPLASH GUARD INSTALLED BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND ICE BIN BEHIND BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SAID SINK. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: RUST INSIDE THE ICE BIN IN THE COFFEE SHOP, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP THE ICE MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ENCLOSED ICE SCOOP CONTAINER TO PROTECT FROM ANY CONTAMINATION.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DEBRIS ON FLOOR INSIDE THE FURNACE ROOM AREA, MUST CLEAN. ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR IN BASEMENT AREA BY THE HOT WATER TANK.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WOOD WALL PANELS INSIDE THE WOMEN'S WASHROOMS WITH ROUGH SURFACE AND GAPS BETWEEN PANELS. PROVIDE SURFACE THAT IS SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO SLASH GUARD PROVIDED BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND FOOD TRAYS AT FRONT COFFEE SERVING SHOP, NEED TO PROVIDE. NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES INSTALLED AT EITHER ICE MACHINE AND WATER CONNECTION TO COFFEE MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AT MENTIONED UNITS. NO STOPPERS PROVIDED AT 4 COMPARTMENT SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. NO PREP/DUMP SINK FOR COFFEE/BEVERAGE PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 2, 2016: 5 findings recurred. 2 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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