Tropical Smoothie Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
  code 53
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIMEFRAME. REPORT #2554087 DATED APRIL 8 2022 INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO #38 RODENT PROOF DOOR MIDDLE OF FRONT/ EXIT DOOR AND #55 CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP IN MIDDLE OF FRONT DOOR/EXIT DOOR; OBSERVED REAR PREP AND FRONT PREP FLOOR DRAINS WITH HEAVY SOIL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADDRESS ALL PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 8, 2022: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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