Sunny Daze Cafe, 4980 S. Campbell Ave. - photo courtesy of Google earth

In September

 History: Since 2007, the restaurant has received exclusively good and excellent ratings. This was its first failed inspection.

What the inspector saw: Eight priority violations, earning it a “probationary” rating. These included inadequate hand-washing, an inaccessible hand-washing sink, uncooked meat stored near ready-to-eat food, knives encrusted with food debris, food stored at unsafe temperatures, and improper storage of toxic chemicals.

Follow-up: Passed a follow-up inspection on Oct. 5.

Response: Restaurant owners were said to be unavailable for comment.


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