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Chicago Curry House

October 2, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings8
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SIGN IS NEEDED AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    code 10Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED TCS FOODS, INSIDE OF A 3 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT, AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES; OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 57F, OBSERVED 1/2 LB OF COOKED BEEF AT 58F AND OBSERVED ABOUT 3 LBS OF CHEESE AT 56F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 22
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED A 3 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE, AT AN INADEQUATE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 57F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO NOT USE THE 3 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT, SAID UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 33
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED DRY STORAGE AND SPICE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL CONTAINERS THAT STORE INGREDIENTS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND MAINTAIN.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: 6-501.112 OBSERVED SOILED INSECT TRAPS BEHIND THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SOILED INSECT TRAPS.
    code 38
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED ONE MALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.
    code 40
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: 4-502.13 OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE FOOD CONTAINERS BEING WASHED AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND REUSED AS FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED NOT TO REUSE SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS FOR FOOD STORAGE.
    code 45
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED PREP COOLER GASKETS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 26, 2022: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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