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West River Cafe

August 6, 2013 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: PREP FOODS INSIDE STORAGE COOLERS NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO DATE/LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED BROKEN GASKETS FOR 3 DOORS AND 2 DOORS REACH IN COOLERS; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS. MISSING HANDLES ON PREP REACH IN COOLER AND STEAM TABLE, AND BOTTOM PANEL OF ONE PREP TABLE WITH EXCESSIVE RUST; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE HANDLES AND REMOVE RUST AND RESEAL BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLE.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALL THRU-OUT THE PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, MISSING CEILING PANELS AND EXCESSIVE GREASE ON HOOD AND FILTERS; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALLS AND REPAINT, REPLACE MISSING CEILING PANELS ABOVE PREP TABLE AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DETAIL CLEAN HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE DINING AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS; ALSO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE PREP AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING PIPES UNDER EXPOSED SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND BROKEN FAUCET FOR EXPOSED SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE ABOVE PIPES AND FAUCET.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 18, 2013: 5 findings recurred. 5 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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