Food Safety Report: Bai Cafe, 3406 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL, USA.

3406 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, 60657 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jul 19, 2022
25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: noted establishment serving undercooked food items (beef kabobs) with no consumer advisory, disclosure or reminders to the customers. Instructed to have a consumer advisory on the menu with a disclosure notice and reminder statement. Priority foundation #7-38-005. No citation issued today.

29. Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
- comments: noted business makes homemade yogurt. No variance approval documentation from the chicago department of public health. Must obtain approval from c. D. P. H for yogurt making and maintain approval documentation. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued at this time.

32. Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
- comments: no variance/haccp plan on site for specialized processing method of yogurt making on site. Must provide. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued at this time.

43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: noted serving plates on shelves at the kitchen prep area not properly stored. Instructed to invert all serving plates to prevent dust accumulation.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted torn rubber gasket inside the door of refrigeration unit at the kitchen prep. Instructed to detail repair and maintain and/or replace.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted ice build up inside the chest freezer at the front dining area. Instructed to defrost, clean and maintain.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: noted wash rooms on premise with garbage receptacles and no lids. Instructed to provide trash cans with lids at all women wash rooms and unisex wash rooms.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: noted clutter (unused equipment(freezers, storage cabinets etc)) right outside of establishment. Instructed to organize and/or remove all equipment to prevent hiding places for pest.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: 8-404. 13(b:4) noted the following core violations 37, 47, 49, with the rules numbers below from inspection #2492720 dated 3/10/2021 not corrected:- -37) violation #3-302. 12: all bulk food and spice containers must be labeled with the product common name. -47) violation #4-101. 11(b, c, d, e): must not use plastic grocery bags as food containers throughout all coolers and freezers. Must use food grade disposable bags or washable containers. 49) violation #4-602. 13: must not use cardboard as liner for shelving or equipment throughout. Instructed management that all the above violations must be corrected. Priority violation #7-42-090. Citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov