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Amarit Restaurant

June 29, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings1

Failed findings

Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON MISO SOYBEAN PASTE IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD ANY UNSAFE OR ADULTERATED FOOD. MANAGER DISCARDED 10 POUNDS OF MISO SOYBEAN ($30.50). OBSERVED BULGING CANS OF BAMBOO SHOOT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD BULGING CANS, HEAVILY DENTED CANS, OR CANS DENTED AT SEEM. MANAGER DISCARDED 25 POUNDS O BAMBOO SHOOT ($60). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 13Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS IN WALK IN COOLER HELD AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 45-49 F. MANAGER DISCARED 3 POUNDS OF CREAM CHEESE AND 20 POUNDS OF LEAFY GREENS ($64). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
code 22
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW FISH ON MENU. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE FOOTNOTE, DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER FOR MENU ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED WALK IN COOLER WITH AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41 F AND BELOW FOR ALL COOLERS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1 ROACH IN KITCHEN ON DISH MACHINE AND ONE ROACH IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE AREAS ACCORDINGLY. RECOMMENDED PEST CONTROL TREATMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED NON POTABLE WATER FROM CONDENSER UNIT DRIPPING WITHIN WALK IN COOLER. WATER WAS STORED IN A CATCH BUCKET. STAFF COULD NOT MOVE BUCKET WITHOUT NON POTABLE WATER DRIPPING ON AND CONTAMINATING FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR CONDENSER TO AVOID COMTAMINATION OF NON POTABLE WATER. MANAGER DISCARDED 1/2 POUND EGGPLANT AND 2 POUNDS OF SHRIMP ($22) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOIL BUILD UP AROUND DISH MACHINE, AND ON COUNTERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN ALL SOILED SURFACES
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK AT HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT SUSHI AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LEAK AT HAND WASHING SINK
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BEING IMPROPERLY DISPOSED TO FLOOR. WHEN WATER IS DRAINED FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK THE FLOOR DRAIN FLOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE WASTE WATER BACKUP. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED
code 52
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION SYSTEM ABOVE GRIDDLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 5, 2020: 9 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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