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Demera Ethiopian Restaurant

April 11, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: GOMET(CHOPPED COLLARD GREENS SAUTED WITH ONIONS, GARLIC ETC) AT TEMP OF 60F TO 70.6F; KAY SEERENA CARROT TIBS(COOKED BEETS AND CARROTS WITH COOKED ONIONS AND GARLIC)AT TEMP OF 73.4 TO 77.8F.NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOG PROVIDED AT PRESENT TIME OR COOLING METHOD BEING APPLIED.MANAGER STATED THAT FOOD WAS COOKED ON 4-10-12.COOLER MAINTAINS AIR TEMP OF 39.7F.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 93, VALUE 350.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) HOOOO77792-16
code 3Priority
Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed

Inspector note: FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND BAR AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE,NOT ABLE TO WASH HANDS. IN FRONT OF IT A SHELF WITH JUICE BOXES WITH POP GUN ATTACHED UNDER THE COUNTER TOP AND TWO RED TANKS(CARBON DIOXIDE) THAT ARE USED FOR POP DISPENSER.INSTRUCTED TO RE LOCATE ITEMS MENTIONED, TO HAVE ACCESSIBILITY OF EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PROPERLY WASH HANDS.SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030 HOOOO77793-17
code 26
* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers

Inspector note: PREVIOUS INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT FROM 10-7-2011 NOT VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. WE OBSERVED(MANAGERS AND I)FRAMED SUMMARY REPORT LOCATED BEHIND THE SCREEN OF THE CASHIER.NEW SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN AND POSTED. INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS.SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-010(B) HOOOO77794-18
code 28
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN MINERAL BUILD-UP FROM INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES SPECIALLY ALONG WALLS ANA CORNERS,INCLUDED BASEMENT AREA AND UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPAIR WALL ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE UNIT.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,AND THE FAUCET NECK AT SAID SINK.
code 38
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACE:OBSERVED 5 CIGARETTE BUTTS ON TOP THE WALL LEDGE FOUND A RED MARLBORO EMPTY BOX IN SIDE THE LADIES CHANGE ROOM UNDER THE HANGING CLEAN UNIFORMS.INSTRUCTED TO SMOKE OUTSIDE 15 FEET FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS.SECOND OFFENSE(FIST OFFENSE 9-26-2011). CHICAGO CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE:7-32-015 HOOOO77792-16 • POSTING OF THE SIGNS.NEED TO PROVIDE "NO SMOKING" SIGN,THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, INCLUDED BASEMENT AREA.SECOND OFFENSE.(FIRST OFFENSE 9-26,2011). CHICAGO CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE:7-32-020(a) HOOOO77793-17
code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 7, 2011: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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