Demera Ethiopian Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.19 OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AROUND 2 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR KITCHEN (NEXT TO INJERA/BREAD GRIDDLE). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE RUBBER GASKET.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 9, 2024: 1 finding recurred. 7 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.