Turquoise Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (LAMB, BEEF, RICE, ETC.) ARE PREPARED, MUSTAFA GULFER CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE EXPIRED ON 08/28/16. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST HAVE A CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS ALSO OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP ON 1ST FLOOR REACH IN COOLER COMPRESSORS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN COOLERS COMPRESSORS AND DOOR GASKETS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP ON 1ST FLOOR CEILING VENTILATION COVERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THERMOMETER INSIDE COFFEE STATION REACH IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR COOLER.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 18, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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