The Plaza Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Can opener attached to prep table, sinks, utensils, cooking equipment, storage shelves and cabinets, coolers, cutting boards, deep fryer cabinets, prep counter and prep tables not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize daily.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floor through-out prep premises not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean floor behind equipment, in prep area, floor mats and storage room.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Light and ventilation covers through-out not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean. Wall behhind coolers has chipped paint. Instructed to remove peeling paint and repaint walls.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: Thermometer not provided inside prep cooler. Instructed to have thermometer conspicuous inside coolers.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 1, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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