Native Foods Cafe
1518 E Harper Ct, Chicago, IL 60615 · Hyde Park · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 6 inspections
Last Inspected
2022-05-10
What You Should Know
✓ 6 consecutive passes, most recently 2022-05-10
✓ No failures across all 6 inspections on record
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
Inspection History
2022-05-10 Pass Complaint 3 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED PREP COOLER IN COOKING AREA IN DISREPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE SAME.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED DUCT TAPE USED AS A FORM OF REPAIR ON COLD WATER HANDLE OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE SAME. OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT WASHBOWL SINKS OF MEN'S RESTROOM. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE CITY WATER PRESSURE. OBS...
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DEBRIS AND LIQUID IN SPACES BETWEEN TILES IN THE COOKING AREA. MUST FILL SPACES BETWEEN TILES TO MAKE THEM SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE FRYERS IN THE COOKING AREA.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED A SECTION OF THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR; REPAIR SECTION OF FLOOR.
2019-08-20 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE, AND NO PERSON ON SITE HAS A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.
minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
PROPERLY STORE UNUSED WIPING CLOTHS IN ADEQUATE CHEMICAL SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED.
5 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN INTERIOR OF CABINETS UNDER BEVERAGE AREA.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
GROUT ALL LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, AND STORAGE AREAS.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
minor Pest Activity
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
STORE MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
minor Employee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS.
2016-08-23 Pass Complaint 3 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
DETAIL CLEAN COOKING EQUIPMENT.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND UNDER SINKS.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
DETAIL CLEAN WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE.
5 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR OF FRYERS, INTERIOR OF STORAGE CABINETS,SHELVES,INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE,THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CUTTING BOARDS.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AROUND THE URINAL IN THE MENS WASHROOM.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
DETAIL CLEAN WALLS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE, UNDER SINKS, AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN VENT COVERS AND THE EXTERIOR OF OVERHEAD LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE PREP AREA AND REMOVE DUST BUILD UP.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
NOTED A HEAVY LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE SERVICE AREA HAND SINK FAUCET. MUST LOCATE GREASE TRAP OR INSTALL AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MINIMIZE CLUTTER IN THE HALLWAY CLOSET. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR IN THE HALLWAY CLOSET AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA OUTSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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