Thorndale West Cafe #1

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: MENU IS MISSING DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR CONSUMER ADVISORY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ASTERIK ON THE FOOD ITEM THEN STATING THIS ITEM CAN BE SERVED COOKED TO ORDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 25
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INSIDE OF MICROWAVE WITH FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THROUGHLY AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED AS FOOD STORAGE IN FREEZER CHEST AND REFRIGERATORS. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS FOR EASY CLEANABILITY. • OBSERVED RIPPED GASKET IN CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT COFFEE STATION IN FRONT PREP AND ON MOP SINK FAUCET IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LID ON TRASH CAN IN GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 15, 2019: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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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