Awami Bazaar & Zabiha Meat

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY AT PREMISES. OBSERVED 3 LIVE ROACHES BY HAND SINK AND UNDER PREPARATION TABLE AT MEAT CUTTING AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED.7-38-020A. MUST NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND ELIMINATE ROACHES.
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: FOUND FOODHANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 40
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN:HAND SINKS, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND PREPARATION TABLES. MUST CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND HOLES IN WALLS BY HAND SINK AT MEAT PREPARATION AREAS. MUST SEAL TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: FOUND PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT DATED 12-20-22 INSPECTION # 2568793. VIOLATION 51: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR UTILITY SINK, LOCATED IN THE REAR MAINTENANCE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.CITATION ISSUED. 7-42-090. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 20, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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