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Elias Restaurant

February 8, 2012 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health?s Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products. LABEL THE LARGE BEAN AND RICE FOOD CONTAINERS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. FOUND RUSTY RACKS IN THE WALKIN COOLER AND FOOD STORAGE RACKS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST AND PAINT THEM.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. CLEAN THE HOOD, PIPES, FRYER HAS GREASE BUILDUP ON THE FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. DEFROST AND CLEAN THE REACHIN CHEST FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT FOOD STORE ROOM ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DUST AND DIRT ON THEM.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. FOUND SMALL HOLES IN THE DINING ROOM WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO NO INSECT HARBORAGE. CEILING TILES IN THE IST FLOOR REAR AREA ARE STAINED AND SOME IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT OR REPLACE THEM. WALLS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA HAVE SOME HOLES AND CHIPPED PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND PAINT THEM.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. CLEAN ALL THE VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES THEY ARE DUSTY.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE THERMOMETERS TO THE REACH IN COOLERS AND BOTH WALKIN COOLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 17, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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