JESSCAFE Passes Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE - Comments: OBSERVED OPEN DRINKING CUP ON TABLE NEXT TO CLEAN PLATES IN PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE OPEN CUP FROM PREP AREA. EMPLOYEE REMOVED CUP.

Hands are #1 vehicle for pathogen transfer. Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods causes majority of foodborne outbreaks.

Proper handwashing and no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.

Wash hands for 20 seconds with soap and warm water; Use utensils, deli tissue, or gloves for ready-to-eat foods; Wash hands after restroom, handling raw foods, touching face/hair, and between tasks.

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED SMALL BLACK SPOTS IN ICE MACHINE IN MAIN KITCHEN AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Dirty equipment harbors and spreads pathogens, causing cross-contamination and illness.

All food contact surfaces must be properly cleaned and sanitized.

Wash, rinse, sanitize after each use; Clean between different raw foods; Every 4 hours for continuous use; When contaminated; Proper procedures and chemicals.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED MINOR WATER LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR.

Backflow can contaminate entire water supply with sewage or chemicals.

Plumbing must be properly installed with backflow prevention.

Air gaps at fixtures; Backflow preventers on connections; No cross-connections; Annual testing of devices; Proper drainage.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED MINOR WATER LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR.

Backflow can contaminate entire water supply with sewage or chemicals.

Plumbing must be properly installed with backflow prevention.

Air gaps at fixtures; Backflow preventers on connections; No cross-connections; Annual testing of devices; Proper drainage.