The Plaza Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT DATED ON 05/22/13 NOT POSTED, FOUND INSIDE FOLDER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE POSTED IN PUBLIC VIEW. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B).
  code 28
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARD SURFACE STAINED AND PITTED ABOVE DELI REACH IN COOLER ALSO OBSERVED DAMAGED/RIPPED DOOR RUBBER GASKET AT STAND UP REACH IN PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS AND SAID CUTTING BOARD.
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE BACK FLOW DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THEROMETER INSIDE SELF SERVICE MILK/CUT FRUIT REACH IN COOLER AT FRONT AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THEROMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 22, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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.