Biryani Bistro Cuisine & Catering Services

December 13, 2018 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense
failed findings12
critical findings2

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: WALK-IN COOLER FOUND AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 45.5F. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: APPROXIMATELY OVER 200 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND BEHIND TE GREASE TRAP, BEHIND THE HOT WATER TANK, THROUGHOUT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, BEHIND ALL REAR PREP COOLER AND ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP, ON STORED CLEAN DISHES, INSIDE GLASS DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AREAS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) NO CITATION ISSUED. • FRONT EXIT DOOR BOTTOM THRESHOLD WITH DAMAGED RODENT PROOF STRIP AND OPEN 1/4 INCH GAP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL ON BOTTOM DOOR THRESHOLD.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: TABLETOP CAN OPENER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS AND RUST. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED POTS ON PREMISES TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED. MUST REMOVE ALL OVER SIZED POTS FROM PREMISES OR PROVIDE A LARGE ENOUGH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO ACCOMMODATE THE POTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 NO CITATION ISSUED. • NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE FOR QUATERNARY SANITIZER BEING USED AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE OVEN, SHELVING UNDER GAS STOVES, UNDER FLAT GRILL WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT, GREASE AND DEBRIS.----INTERIOR OF THE GLASS DOOR TWO DOOR COOLER WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • GAS LINE CONDUITS BEHIND COOKS LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: LEAKS AT THE FOLLOWING SINKS: UNDER THE REAR PREP HAND WASHING SINK, UNDER THE WASH BASIN ON THE TWO COMPARTMENT PREP SINK AND THE NOZZLE OF THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR ALL.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: HOLES IN CEILINGS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM FOUND SEALED WITH DUCT TAPE AND EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM. MUST REMOVE FOAM AND SEAL ALL OPENINGS TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. HOLE IN THE WALL AT THE REAR EXIT AROUND CEILING LIGHTING. MUST SEAL. ----HOLES NOTED ALONG BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AND NEXT TO THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST SEAL.----FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKS LINE AND LARGE GRATE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE REAR PREP WITH DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----RAW WOODEN BOARDS ATTACHED TO THE WALL IN THE REAR PREP AREA MUST BE REMOVED OR MADE TO SEALED, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. MUST REMOVE ALL RUGS FROM ALL FOOD PREP AREAS. FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS, INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND INSIDE THE EXHAUST HOOD ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST PROVIDE/REPLACE.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Not Ready on October 11, 2018: 12 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in West Ridge

See every restaurant in West Ridge →

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.