Dawali Mediterranean Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER IN BASEMENT
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 2 & 3 DOOR PREP COOLER AND 2- DOOR REACH IN FREEZER,DAMAGED WOOD SHELF WHERE COOKING OIL IS STORED IN BASEMENT.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD FOOD AND PAPER SHELVING UNITS IN BASEMENT.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM CAN OPENER BLADE,FRYER CABINET,WHEEL BASES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PIPES OF EQUIPMENT,DISH RACKS,GRILL TABLE,WALK IN COOLER SHELVES,LID OF GREASE TRAP,ICE DISPENSER ON SODA MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST REPLACE MISSING FLOOR VENT COVER IN DISH WASHING AREA NEAR REAR DOOR
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM VENTILATION UNIT ABOVE PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA,UPPER WALLS IN PREP & DISH WASHING AREA,DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHT SHIELD IN DISH WASHING AREA,VENTILATION VENTS IN BOTH TOILETROOMS.MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FILTERS AT HOOD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN CEILING IN DISH WASHING AREA,OPENING AROUND DOOR FRAME OF BASEMENT DOOR,THRESHOLD AT FRONT ENTRY DOOR IN THE CENTER,LOOSE WALL OUTLET IN DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE,ELEVATE,ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ARTICLES ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT BASEMENT
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 12, 2016: 7 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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