Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED; MUST HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES WITH A VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RODENT AND INSECT ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. FOUND 60 OR MORE RAT AND MOUSE DROPPINGS ON PREMISES IN STORAGE AREA AND SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMTLEY 6 LIVE LARGE FLIES IN FRONT PREP AND DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL SERVICE PRIOR TO REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING: CAN OPENER AT PREP TABLE (SECOND FLOOR PREP), INTERIORS OF FRYERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, REFRIGERATION UNITS, SINKS AND DISHMACHINE.
  code 49
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT HOT RUNNING WATER MUST BE MAINTAINED AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 110F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) ISSUED.
  code 50
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR ACCORDING TO LAW; MUST CORRECT. SINK MUST BE REPAIRED AND HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER FOR HANDWASHING AT FIRST FLOOR COOKING AREA. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) ISSUED.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING AND MAINTAIN: FLOORS THROUGHOUT RESTAURANT UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, IN STORAGE ROOMS, WASHROOMS, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT INCLUDING CEILING TILES, LIGHT SHIELDS AND CEILING VENTS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE SECOND FLOOR NEED CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS IN HOODED SYSTEM.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 22, 2020: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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