The Eco Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense
• 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: OBSERVED RAW WOOD SURFACES IN FRONT PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/PAINT ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES SO AS TO BE NON POROUS AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL GREASE TRAP BOX/INTERCEPTOR CONNECTED UNDERNEATH THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN CEILING TILE ABOVE THE PREP TABLE AT THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Not Ready on January 30, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.