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Baba Pita Palace

December 16, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings3

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: NO HAND SOAP NOR PAPER TOWELS AT BOTH PREP AREA HAND SINKS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 12Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITY NOT MAINTAINING PROPER COOLING TEMPERATURE, FOUND WALK-IN COOLER AIR TEMP AT 65.7F, PREP COOLER AT 54.3F. BOTH COOLER USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. INSTRUCTED MGR TO KEEP COOLERS AT 40F OR LOWER, COOLERS TAGGED NOT ALLOWED TO USE, MUST CONTACT THE OFFICE OF CDPH FOR TAG REMOVAL REQUEST.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION, FOUND ABOUT 30 LBS OF RAW CHICKEN AT 54.5-64.F, CHICKEN SOTRED IN PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER. FOUND 10 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AT 79.5F, RICE AT 96.5F, INSTRUCTED TO STORE HOT AND COOLD FOOD AT PROPER TEMPS. FOOD ITEMS DISCARDED VALUED AT $70.
code 3Priority
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 5 LIVE COCKROACHES IN KITCHEN AREA, BOTTOM OF NORTH AND WEST DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED, INSTRUCTED TO ELEMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY AND RODENT PROOF OUTER OPENINGS.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD AND SANITATION MGR ON SITE WHILE HANDLING AND SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
code 21
Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed

Inspector note: MAIN KITCHEN HAND WASH SINK CLOGGED, INSTRUCTED MGR TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 26
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: FOOD STORAGE SHELVES, COUNTER TOPS, PRPE TABLES, COOLER EXTERIOR, INTERIOR, COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, FOUND DEAD COCKROACHES, DIRT AND GREASE THRU OUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • DISH MACHINE EXTREMELY DIRTY, A LAYER OF GREASE COVERING INTERIOR SURFACES, DEAD COCKROACHES ALL OVER MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: VERY POOR SANITATION.FLOORS NOT CLEAN THRU OUT FACILITY, GREASE AND DIRT BUILD-UP ALL OVER KITCHEN AND DISH MACHINE FLOOR, TENS OF DEAD COCKROACHES ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS NOT CLEAN, SQUISHED AND DEAD COCKROACHES STUCK ON WALLS OF KITCHEN AND DISH MACHINE, FOOD STAINS AND GREASE, INSTRUCTE DTO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35

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Compared with Pass on August 30, 2013: 9 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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