Windy City Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WHILE TCS FOODS (SOUP AT 165F) WERE PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK NOT MAINTAINED. NO CURRENT PEST INSPECTION REPORTS FROM THE PAST YEAR WERE PROVIDED IN THE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN THE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH AT LEAST 2 PEST INSPECTION REPORTS FROM THE PAST YEAR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER AND BASEMENT 1-DOOR BREAD COOLER AT THE BOTTOM SHELF.
  code 49
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 19, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 8 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.