Food Safety Report: Two Shades Cafe, 1152 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, USA.

1152 West Taylor Street, Chicago, 60607 Illinois, United States

Report date: Feb 18, 2025
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: observed no person in charge with valid chicago food sanitation certificate.

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no certified food manager on duty while tcs foods are being prepared, handled and served, such as (sandwiches, fried eggs etc) must be on site at all times. Priority foundation 7-38-012. Citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed the following sinks not maintained with hot water: improper temperature of hot water observed at employee washroom handsink (50. 1f). Instructed person in charge hot water at all hand washing sinks must be at least 100ff. Priority violation #7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: "observed no current pest control log book on the premises. Instructed person in charge that a licensed pest control company and operator must provide at least 2 pest inspections a year and the reports must be maintained in the log book. Instructed to provide a current pest control log book and pest inspection reports. Priority foundation 7-38-020(c). Citation issued. "

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: observed wet wiping cloths on several prep surface areas. Instructed to properly store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution between uses to prevent contamination of equipment & food. Must maintain

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed facility without a chemical test kit for sanitizer or for ware washing area. Informed person in charge a test kit that accurately measures the concentration in mg/l of sanitizing solution must be provided. Priority foundation violation #7-38-005. Citation issued.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed clutter stored on floor in front storage closet area. Instructed manager to remove all unused articles and equipment to prevent pest harborage.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handlers' certificates on site. Instructed manager to comply with the idph food handler requirement.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: observed food service sanitation manager without food allergen training certificate. Instructed to meet requirement.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations from report #2589942 on 2/23/24 were not corrected: #40 observed a food handling employee not wearing a hair restraint while preparing food. Instructed management that all food-handling employees must wear hair restraints while preparing food. #51-observed broken backflow preventer device on the front prep mop sink. Instructed to install to ensure the device can be located, serviced, and maintained. #53-observed missing covered receptacle in employee/customer restroom. Instructed to provide and maintain. Priority foundation 7-42-090. Citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov