Food Safety Report: Sweet Maple Cafe, 1339 W Taylor St, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60607 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jun 17, 2026
9. No bare hand contact with rte food or a pre-approved alternative procedure properly allowed
- comments: food handler using bare hands to handle ready to eat sausage and place on plate. Bare hand contact with ready to eat foods is prohibited. Sausage discarded at this time. Instd to use gloves, tongs, etc to handle ready to foods. Citation issued 7-38-010 priority

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: interior panel and chute of ice machine with excessive black mold like substance. Instd to dispose of all ice, clean and sanitize machine and maintain. Citation issued 7-38-005 priority foundation

25. Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
- comments: consumer advisory on menu missing disclosure for undercooked foods (eggs) instructed to identify (disclosure) such foods by asterisking them to a foot note that states: "items can be served undercooked or contain undercooked ingredients". Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005

44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: pre set tableware on dining tables not wrapped, covered or inverted, instd to cover and invert or preset tableware may be exposed if: (1) unused settings are removed when a consumer is seated; or (2) settings not removed when a consumer is seated are cleaned and sanitized before further use.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: raw wood surfaces including support beams at front coffee prep area. Instd to seal all raw wood surfaces and maintain

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: cardboard lining underneath floor mats. Instd to remove cardboard so as surface to be smooth, even and easily cleanable

Source: chicago.gov