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Tropicuba

June 3, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14// NOTED WIPING CLOTH STORED ON PREP COOLER, CUTTING BOARD IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROPER SANITIZING BUCKET WITH PROPER SANITIZING SOLUTION TO HOLD WIPING CLOTHS BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-501.12// NOTED STAINED AND DEEPLY CUTTING BOARDS ON BOTH PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE, OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11//NOTED HEAVY GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN AND GREASE DEPOSITS IN COMPARTMENTS UNDERNEATH FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11//NOTED FLOORS BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG THE WALLS IN KITCHEN, UNDER DISHROOM/KITCHEN HANDSINK, ALONG THE WALLS IN THE DISH ROOM, UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND BEHIND/UNDERNEATH REAR PREP TABLES ARE NOT CLEAN. HEAVY GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS TRAPPED IN BASEBOARDS THAT ARE DETACHED FROM THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 19, 2025: 4 findings recurred. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.