Whisper's Coffee

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• 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 ONE ON PREMISES WITH A CURRENT CITY CERTIFICATE. MUST HAVE A CITY CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AT ALL TIMES P.H.F. ARE HANDLED, PREPARED , SERVED. (GELATO, MILK, CAKES, PASRIES). A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.
  code 21
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: MUST POST LATEST SUMMARY REPORT VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. (LAST CANVASS VISIT ON APRIL 2010). One copy of the Food Inspection Report Summary must be displayed and visible to all customers.
  code 28
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD TO THE RIGHT OF FRONT HANDSINK. MUST SEAL/CAULK AROUND BASES OF SINKS AT FRONT PREP AREA TO PREVENT WATER SEEPAGE ON TO BOTTOM CABINET. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DRAINS OF 3-COMP SINK MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST FIX LEAK UNDER FRONT HANDSINK & WATER SEEPING AROUND DUMP SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 7, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 8 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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