Awash Ethiopian Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AT PREMISES. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 MOUSE DROPPINGS ALONG WALLS AT REAR STORAGE AREAS AND BASEMENT STORAGE. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT REAR/BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS.
  code 34
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND BASEMENT NOT CLEAN AND ORGANIZED.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 1, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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