Ali Nihari

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  code 40
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ESTABLISHMENT USING PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS TO STORE FOODS INSIDE CHEST FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST USE ONLY FOODS GRADE PLASTIC BAGS TO HOLD FOODS.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE. • MOP SINK BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LEAKING WHEN HOT/COLD WATER IS TURNED ON ALSO PREP AREA HANDWASH SINK FAUCET LEAKING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND PREP AREA HANDWASH SINK.
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE SPILLED ONTO ALLEY FLOOR AROUND GREASE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN ALLEY FLOOR AROUND GREASE CONTAINER AND MAINTAIN BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B).
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING PEELING PAINT AT PREP AREA ABOVE MICROWAVE AND SMALL HOLE IN CEILING ABOVE MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR/SEAL HOLES IN CEILING AT SAID AREAS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: WALK IN FREEZER LIGHT BULB NOT WORKING ALSO OBSERVED CEILING LIGHT COVER DAMAGED/CRACKED ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A WORKING LIGHT BULB INSID WALK IN FREEZER AND REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING LIGHT COVER ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 7, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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