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Awami Bazaar & Zabiha Meat

August 1, 2014 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORGINAL CONTAINER IN FOOD GRADE BAGS AT ALL TIMES. FOUND GROUND MEAT IN WHITE PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS INSIDE THE MEAT SLIDING DOOR DISPLAY COOLER. FOUND SAME INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE MEAT CUTTING AREA.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR THE FOLLOWING SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE: FOUND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN POOR REPAIR: THE BOTTOM PORTION OF REAR EXTERIOR WALK-IN COOLER DOOR(WARPED ,UNEVEN AND RUSTY AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER); ALSO THE REAR EXIT DOOR IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA AT THE BOTTOM IS EXCESSIVELY RUSTED OUT; ALL ABOVE ITEMS MUST BE IN GOOD REPAIRS AT ALL TIMES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR SHELVING UNDER THE LIGHT FIXTURE AT THE MEAT DISPLAY CASE. ALSO MUST REPAINT/REPAIR ANY RUSTED SHELVING AT SAME LOCATION.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE RESTROOM, REAR DRY STORAGE AREA, UNDER FRONT RICE DISPLAY CASE AREA AND AT ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREMISES TO REMOVE DEBRI AND DEAD INSPECTS. • MUST REPAIR CRACKED AND UNEVEN FLOOR AT HALL PASSAGE WAY LEADIN TO THE REAR EXIT DOOR, THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE RESTROOM AND IN THE MEAT CUTTING AREA BETWEEN THE 3-COMP SINK AND THE WALK-IN COOLER AREA. FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT ALL TIMES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN CEILING VENTS LOCATED IN THE REAR PASSAGE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE DRY STORAGE AREA AS WELL AS IN THE MEAT CUTTING AREA TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ORGANIZE AND DECLUTTER THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM PREMISES. ALSO ALL DRY GOODS AND OTHER ITEMS MUST ALWAYS BE 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: OBSERVED MEAT CUTTING STAFF WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AT ALL TIMES.
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES UNTIL USED. OBSERVED WHITE WASH CLOTHS SITTING ON TOP OF THE MEAT CUTTING BOARDS IN THE MEAT CUTTING AREA.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 29, 2012: 7 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.