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Couscous Restarurant

June 8, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: REFRIGERATED PREP COOLER IN FOOD PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR. AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 50.1F. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. ALL PRODUCT FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. RITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: BAKED CHICKEN-53.1F, HUMMUS-53.5F, HUMMUS-52.8F, RED CHICKEN-53.3F, YELLOW CHICKEN-53.5F, BEEF-53.7F, BEEF-54.4F, GRAPE LEAVES-49.1F, SALAD WITH CUT TIMATOES-50.1F,- ALL COOKED AND PREPARED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED IN COOLERS MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMOROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL PREP TABLES AND SHELVES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, ALL COOKING EQUIPENT, ALL SINKS, ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS UTENSILS AND MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN DIRT, FOOD AND DEBRIS FROM THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS UNDERNEATH, BEHIND AND ALONG THE SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, SINKS, PREP TABLES, SHELVES, COOLERS AND FREEZERS THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM ALL CEILING VENTS WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN FOOD SPATTERS, STAINS, GREASE AND DIRT BUILD-UP FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR BOTH LEAKY FAUCETS ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED MOP WATER WITH A FOUL ODOR SITTING IN MOP PAIL NEAR MOP SINK IN KIRCHEN FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST DISCARD DIRTY WATER AFTER USE TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING. ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN SMALL STORAGE CLOSET IN DINING ROOM, ALL ARTICLES MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING UNCOVERED FOODS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN FRONT STORAGE CLOSET NEAR STEAM TABLE UNIT IN DINING ROOM, ALL ARTICLES IN THIS AREA MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR. MUST ALSO PROPERLY ORGANIZE REAR FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 14, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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