Awami Bazaar & Zabiha Meat

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Source Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place
  Inspector note: FOUND FROZEN FOOD FROM UNAPPROVED SOURCE. FOOD WAS STORED INSIDE THE FREEZER IN SELLING AREA. EACH ZIPLOC BAG HAD PIECES HOME MADE "CHICKEN SAMOSA",TOTAL BAGS OF 23; 6 PIECES EACH ZIPLOC BAG OF HOME MADE" BEEF SHAMI KABOB", TOTAL BAGS OF 14; 10 PIECES EACH OF "CHICKEN EGG ROLL",TOTAL BAG OF 1. ALSO FOUND TWO CONTAINERS OF 1POUND EACH OF "BARKAY SWEETS" ON THE LABEL OF THIS TWO ITEMS CLEARLY STATES home made. MR.AKATAR ALIMEGANI STATED THAT FOOD IS MADE AT HOME OF CUSTOMERS. FOOD WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED, ALSO INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALWAYS BUY FOOD FROM A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND KEEP INVOICES/RECEIPTS ON PREMISES.POUNDS 40, VALUE 311. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(B)
  code 1Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REMOVE CARDBOARDS THAT ARE USED FOR SHELF LINER THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.
  code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 30, 2012: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 8 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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