Windy City Cafe

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

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1454113 DATED 08/17/2015 NOT CORRECTED AND/OR MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: 32-ALL WATER BOTTLES IN NEED OF REPLACING DUE TO OPENING TO SMALL TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 34-FLOORS IN BASEMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPILLS. FLOORS IN MAIN PREP LINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 35-WALLS IN FRONT GRILL AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-2-090
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST FROM THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE GREASE/FOOD SPILLS FROM INSIDE OF THE OVENS AND CLEAN THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND IN THE PREP AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE BROKEN/DAMAGED FLOOR/FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE SINKS AND DISH MACHINE. FLOOR TILES BROKEN AND IN NEED OF REGROUTING, FLOOR IS BUCKLING UP AND IS NOT LEVEL. MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FLOORS.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET AND UNDERNEATH THE WASH COMPARTMENT ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 17, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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