El Barakah

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: PREMISES PREPARES, HANDLE AND SERVER POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AT THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER WHICH HAS NO ACCESS TO AN EXPOSED HAND SINK FOR PROPER HAND WASHING WHEN HANDLING CASH AND FOOD. ALSO NO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED #7-38-030.
  code 11Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED AND PREPARED SUCH AS ITALIAN BEEF, GROUND BEEF AND CHEESE SAUCE FOR NACHOS. A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. CITATION ISSUED #7-38-012.
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: NOTED THE INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREZZER ARE DIRTY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGH OUT AROUND, BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH ALL EQUIPMENT AND SHELVING TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND LITTER.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: NOTED RAW WOOD ABOVE REAR AREA WHERE FOODS ARE PREP/COOKED. CEILING MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ALSO MUST CLEAN THE WALLS IN THE REAR PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHT IN THE REAR ARE WHERE FOODS ARE PREPARED.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 27, 2010: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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