Tropical Taste

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical
  Inspector note: 3-101.11 OBSERVED SEVERAL LIVE ANTS CRAWLING IN THE CONTAINER OF SUGAR IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED THE CONTAINER OF SUGAR. PRIORITY 7-40-050(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 13Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED LIVE ANTS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE ANTS ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA UNDER THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.11(B) OBSERVED FROZEN FOODS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE DURABLE FOOD STORAGE BAGS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-602.13 DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.11 REPAIR THE LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. REPLACE THE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: PA 100-0367 OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 9, 2017: 8 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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