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Demera Ethiopian Restaurant

November 3, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED COOK USING HIS BARE HANDS TO TOP PREPARED FOODS WITH READY TO EAT GARNISH OF CHOPPED GREEN ONION, THEN BEING SERVED. ALSO OBSERVED SERVER PREPARING LEFTOVER FOOD CONTAINERS USING PLASTIC GLOVES WITHOUT WASHING HER HANDS BEFORE THE GLOVE USE. REVIEWED THE PROPER USE OF GLOVES, TO WASH HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER EACH GLOVE USE AND GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL BULK FOODS MUST BE LABELED INCLUDING BULK BATTER FOR BREAD.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: REMOVED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE THE DISH MACHINE AND REMOVE THE BLACK/BROWN GRIMES FROM INSIDE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ENCRUSTED FOOD INSIDE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,GREASE BUILD-UP AT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OD COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDED PIPES BEHIND THE UNITS.GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER. • EXCESSIVE GREASE DRIPPING FROM EXHAUST HOOD ON THE COOKS LINE. FOOD ENCRUSTED WALL MOUNTED SLICER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. RUST ON DOOR OPENING OF THE ICE MACHINE, MUST REMOVE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GRIMES UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH MACHINE,ALSO INSIDE THE FLOOR DRAINS AT MENTIONED AREA.GREASE UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • FLOOR UNDER BAR AND IN BASEMENT UNDER ONION AND BEET STORAGE WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH FOOD SPILLAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: SPILLAGE ON WALLS IN PREP/DISH ROOM AREA:BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BEHIND/UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BROKEN WALLS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE STAIR CASE(GOING TO BASEMENT AREA)NEED TO REPAIR.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NO VENTILATION IN THE BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST INSTALL. MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON BOTH NOZZLES OF THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT AND KITCHEN ONE COMPARTMENT SINKS. MUST REMOVE TAPE. SLOW DRAINING AT THE KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND IN WINE ROOM. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING. ALL ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT IE: LINENS, ETC. MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 8, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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