Awami Bazaar & Zabiha Meat

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: Must have personnel with food sanitation certificate for city of Chicago for next routine inspection, per city of Chicago code, rules.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Cutting boards that had deep cuts, shall be repaired/replaced., exposed raw wood by front counter, shall be repaired/sealed. Prep table lower shelving, had rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), display counter shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Display cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floors in walk in cooler, walk in freezer not clean, need detailed cleaning, floors in rear storage areas not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Walls that has holes, gaps, missing cove molding by prep area, and rear storage area, shall be repaired/sealed, damaged/missing ceiling tiles by walk in cooler, and rear storage areas, shall be replaced/repaired.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Stock items must be stored six inches off of floor to prevent pest harborage.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: Must provide food handlers list for next routine inspection.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 1, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 3 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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