Tropical Taste

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. ALL SINGLE SERVE TOOTH PICKS MUST BE DISPENSE FROM A DISPENSER OR WRAP
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPAINT RAW WOOD SHELVES IN DRY STORAGE AREA, SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE MUST RESTRICT USING PLASTIC FOOD CARRYOUT BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE, MUST USE BAGS MADE FOR FOOD STORAGE
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR SHELVES OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS KITCHEN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER, BEHIND, AND IN CORNERS OF WALLS OF KITCHEN AND STORAGE AREAS
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST CLEAN AND REPAIR WALL BY 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND BY REAR STORAGE AREA
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 18, 2011: 5 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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