Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS UNDER PREP TABLE IN SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REMOVE ALL CRATES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE IN SECOND FLOOR PREP AND STORAGE AREAS FOR EASY CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, SLICERS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, ROLLING CARTS,SHELVING UNITS, AND PALLETS IN SECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR PREP, DISH WASHING, AND STORAGE AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS, AROUND PIPE FITTINGS, ALONG BASEBOARDS, ETC IN SECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. REPLACE MISSING BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS NEAR STAIRWAY LEADING TO SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA. SEAL LOOSE BASEBOARD BEHIND TWO-DOOR FREEZER IN SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA. SEAL LOOSE STRIP ALONG LEFT SIDE OF REAR EXIT DOOR.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS IN SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURES.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE ALL STOCK AND EQUIPMENT OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS AND CORNERS IN SECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA FOR EASY CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL. ELEVATE ALL CARROTS OFF FLOOR IN PRODUCE COOLER.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 19, 2017: 8 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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