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TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

24 E MADISON ST · Chicago, IL 60602

Restaurant

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Pass with Conditions for TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE on .

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Latest inspection

Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
4
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2625526

Location recorded for this inspection · TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE · 24 E MADISON ST

The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.

Recorded violations

  • 5

    PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED ALL NECESSARY ITEMS(DISINFECTANT EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS) NOT ON PREMISES FOR COMPLYING WITH PROCEDURE AVAILABLE ON SITE WHEN EMPLOYEES RESPOND TO VOMITTING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITTING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

  • 10

    ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN FACILITY. OBSEVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO POST CLEARLY VISIBLE SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.

  • 38

    INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OPENING IN MIDDLE OF AND AT BASE OF BOTH FRONT ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.

  • 39

    CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED HANDLE OF PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER INSTALLED PARTIALLY ABOVE ONE COMPARTENT SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA ACROSS FROM POS SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO RELOCATE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER SO THAT FOOD OR EQUIPMENT IN ONE COMPARTENT SINK DOESN'T BECOME CONTAMINATED FROM EMPLOYEES DRIPPING HANDS AFTER HANDWASHING.

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Inspection history

Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.

No earlier inspections appear in this source record.

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How results compare in ZIP 60602

85 of 112 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.

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Official source and data freshness

Chicago Department of Public Health via the City of Chicago Data Portal. Reference license 3051647.

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