Turquoise Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL PREP FOODS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.
  code 30
• ⚠️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. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ON STORAGE SHELVES.
  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 SEAL RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT AND BOTTOM PANEL OF PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; STORAGE SHELVES THRU-OUT BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  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 THRU-OUT BASEMENT.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST SEAL AND CLEAN RUSTY GREASE TRAP UNDER BASEMENT 3PART SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 5, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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