Windy City Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: Brooms and dust pans stored next to clean utensils shelves, instructed to keep away to prevent contamination.
  code 39
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: No sanitizer solution test strips on site for low temp dish washing machine, instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
  code 48
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Meat slicer not clean behind blade, food debris noted. Instructed to clean and maintain.
  code 49
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler. Instructed to increase light intensity. • Non-functioning mechanical vent in women's restroom. Instructed to repair and maintain.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 7, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.