Western Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE SHELVING RACKS INSIDE THE PEPSI COOLER TO REMOVE GRIME BUILD-UP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA ROOM. FOUND DRY FOODS, PAPER GOODS AND OTHER ITEMS ON THE FLOOR IN THE ABOVE STATED AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE WORKING AND CALIBRATED THERMOMETERS FOR THE PEPSI COOLER, AND BOTH REFRIGERATORS IN THE KITCHEN AREA AND IN THE DRY STORE ROOM AREA AT ALL TIMES.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 18, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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