Wheat ' S End Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PINK AND BLACK SLIME BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE, ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AN UNAPPROVED VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE ON PREMISES USED FOR MEATS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CEASE USE OF VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE UNTIL APPROVED BY CDPH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 29
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods
  Inspector note: NO HACCP PLAN FOR VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE SEE VIOLATION #29.
  code 32
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK HOT WATER LEAKING AT FAUCET. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.
  code 51
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: CEILING LIGHT BULBS NOT SHIELDED/COVERED ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A COVER FOR CEILING LIGHT BULBS ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 6, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 10 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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