The Satellite Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOUND NO BARRIER BETWEEN CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES AT FRONT COUNTER. MUST INSTALL BARRIER/SWING DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-005A.
  code 16
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: FOUND FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED ON BOTTOM.(ABOUT 1/2INCH GAP) SERIOUS VIOLATION.7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND NO BASE COVE THROUGHOUT PREMISES/KITCHEN. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Not Ready on February 24, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.