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Tropical Taste Restaurant

March 20, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings3
critical findings0

Failed findings

food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS CONTAINING WORKING INGREDIENTS FLOUR, SUGAR, SEASONINGS WITHOUT COMMON NAME LABELS . INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
code 37
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR SURFACES OF 2 DOOR COOLING UNIT IN NEED OF CLEANING WHERE PRODUCE AND SAUCES ARE STORED. NOTED FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT STORED THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WALL IN FRONT PREP AREA WHERE PREP COOLER WITH COLD HOLD ATTACHED IS LOCATED WITH CHIPPED PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CEILING ATTACHMENTS LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA WATER DAMAGED AND IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLENABLE SURFACES. • OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, BEHIND FREEZER LOCATED BY BASEMENT DOOR AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TRASH AND UNNECESARY ITEMS . MUST ELEVATE ALL STORED ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 19, 2025: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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