Cumin Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: Found several TCS food items held at improper temperatures: 4 lbs of cooked lentils at 55.4°F, 6 lbs of cooked chicken at 54.2°F, 4 lbs of soft cheese at 52.6°F, 7 lbs of cooked potatoes at 55.8°F, and 3 lbs of cooked lamb at 53.4°F. All food items stored in the first-floor kitchen prep cooler are instructed to hold all cold TCS foods at 41°F or lower. Food discarded valued at $150. priority violation 7-38-005.
  code 22
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: No discard date on several cooked food containers that are held in walk-in cooler for more than 24hours, Instructed to date all cooked foods in walk-in cooler. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
  code 23
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: Found prep cooler air temp at 55.4f, cooler is use to store TCS foods at main prep kitchen. Instructed to keep all coolers temperature at 41f or lower. cooler is tagged not allowed to use. must contact the office of CDPH for tag removal requests. Priority violation 7-38-005.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: No accurate food measuring devices on site, both thermometer were off by 20 degrees, Instructed to provide accurate thermometers. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 12, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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