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Turquoise Cafe

February 18, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION FOUND EGGS BEING STORED IMPROPERLY IN THE SLIDING DOOR ABOVE PRODUCE AND OTHER POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AND IN THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. ALSO FOUND RAW CHICKEN BEING STORED ABOVE FISH AND OTHER SEAFOOD IN A 2DR REFRIGERATOR AS WELL AS IN THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. FOUND FOODS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGER THAT RAW AGGS AND RAW CHICKEN MUST ALWAYS BE STORED ON THE MOST BOTTOM SHELVES IN REFRIGERATORS AND WALK-IN COOLERS AT ALL TIMES.CDI.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOUND MANY COOKED PREPARED FOODS INSIDE CONTAINERS IN REFRIGERATORS AND WALK-IN COOLER NOT DATED OR LABELED. ALL FOODS NOT FOUND IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND PREPARED COOKED FOODS MUST BE PROPERLY DATED AND LABELED AT ALL TIMES. ALSO FOUND BEEF, CHICKEN, SEAFOOD AND PASTRY DOUGH BEING STORED IN WHITE PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS STORED IN THE 2DR FREEZER. ALL OF THE ABOVE MUST BE STORED IN FOOD GRADE BAGS OR CONTAINERS AT ALL TIMES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 30
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN BACK PREVENTOR AT THE MOP SINK IN THE BASEMENT AREA.
code 38
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE FOR THE NEW COOK IN THE KITCHEN WHO HAS BEEN EMPLOYED LESS THAN 30 DAYS(PROOF WAS PROVIDED).
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 24, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.