Due Mondi Cafe
Last inspected: Jan 15, 2021
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Score
Due Mondi Cafe has been inspected eight times since 2014. Inspectors last stopped by on Jan 15, 2021. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme. No fresh inspection data is available: the latest entry for Due Mondi Cafe dates to Jan 15, 2021.
Recent inspections have turned up roughly the same number of issues each time, hovering near two violations per visit.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “compliance with clean indoor air ordinance”, showing up three times.
Restaurants in Chicago average 81, so Due Mondi Cafe trails the local norm. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
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Inspections
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 15, 2021
Complaint
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A CERTIFIED MANAGER AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTER ON ESPRESSO MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED DIRECTLY IN ICE CHEST. INSTRUCTED TO STORE OUTSIDE OF ICE CHEST.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED UNSHIELDED LIGHTBULBS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND MAINTAIN.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WORKING WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Compliance with clean indoor air ordinance
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ONE ASHTRAY IN REAR ROOM CONTAINING VIDEO GAMBLING EQUIPMENT. FACILITY SMELLED OF CIGARETTE SMOKED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN FACILITY FREE OF INDOOR SMOKING. VIOLATION 7-32-020(C). CITATION ISSUED. MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE.
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Nov 2, 2020
Complaint
1 minor violation.
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Compliance with clean indoor air ordinance
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ASHTRAYS, WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS INSIDE,THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MUST REMOVE ALL ASHTRAYS FROM PREMISES. SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE ANY CHICAGO BUSINESS. ASHTRAYS ARE NOT PERMITTED INSDIE ANY CHICAGO BUSINESS. OPERATOR CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-32-020 (C). 2ND OFFENSE.
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Apr 28, 2020
Routine
2 major violations.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EXPIRED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CURRENT, VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE, POSTED AT ALL TIMES. MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Compliance with clean indoor air ordinance
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ASHTRAY WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS INSIDE, LIGHTER AND PACK OF CIGARETTES ON A TABLE INSIDE REAR SITTING AREA. INSTRUCTED MUST REMOVE ALL ASHTRAYS FROM PREMISES. INSTRUCTED SMOKING NOT PERMITTED INSIDE ANY CHICAGO BUSINESS. OPERATOR CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-32-020.
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Dec 30, 2019
Routine
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
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Mar 27, 2017
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: Must provide backflow preventer to the mop sink faucet.
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Aug 3, 2016
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: INTERIOR COUNTER AREA WHERE COFFEE CABINET IS LOCATER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,
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Oct 9, 2015
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: LIGHTS MUST BE SHIELDED ABOVE FRONT PREP AREA.
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Food handler requirements met
Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Feb 18, 2014
License
2 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: REMOVE WORNED-OUT CAULK ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE GREASE TRAP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO THE MOP SINK AT REAR.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Due Mondi Cafe last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Due Mondi Cafe on file is from Jan 15, 2021. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Due Mondi Cafe?
Across the inspection record, “compliance with clean indoor air ordinance” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Due Mondi Cafe.
Has Due Mondi Cafe's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Due Mondi Cafe have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Due Mondi Cafe means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
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