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Alma Pita Restaurant

February 13, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER ON PREMISES NOR A VALID CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON PREMISES WHILE FOOD IS HANDLED: FALAFEL,HUMMS MEAT,SANDWICHES ETC.INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL TO CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE.A CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLE MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE HANDLED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012
code 21
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: FOOD AND NON FOOD PRODUCTS THAT ARE REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND RESTORED TO A DIFFERENT CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED.OBSERVED CLEAN POTS STORED UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND RELOCATED.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NO SPLASH GUARD PROVIDED BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT SAID AREA.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. A DISCHARGE WATER PIPE BY THE HOT WATER TANK IS LEAKING ON WATER ON FLOOR INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITION PIPE SO CAN REACH FLOOR DRAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: BUILD-UP OF GREASE ON HOOD AND FILTERS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: WATER ON FLOOR BY THE HOT WATER TANK, INSIDE THE WASHROOM MUST BE CLEANED,KEEP FLOOR DRY. DEBRIS AND DIRTY UTENSILS ON FLOOR UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: FOOD STAINS ON WALL UNDER AND SIDE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: ONE BURNED LIGHT BULB AND ONE MISSING LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REAR AREA CLUTTERED, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE / ORGANIZE AREA,PROVIDE RAISED SHELVES,6"OFF THE FLOOR.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 16, 2013: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings 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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