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: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS WITH WHITE AND GREEN MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR AREA.--------MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE CABINET UNDERNEATH HOT/COLD HOLDING UNIT IN GRILL/PREP AREA AND INTERIOR CABINET UNDERNEATH BEVERAGE MACHINE IN DINING AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS AND/OR REPAINT INSIDE MOP CLOSET (DINING AREA).-----MUST CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS INSIDE DRY STORAGE ROOM IN REAR AREA.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTERPROOF LIGHT BULB ABOVE PREP/GRILL AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKY DRAINPIPE UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA AND LEAKY DRAINPIPE UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT SAME AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 19, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 6 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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