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Elias Restaurant

April 22, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MICE DROPPINGS ON A WOODEN SHELF BEBIND FRONT PREP AREA ACROSS FROM STOVE AND OBSERVED BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MICE DROPPINGS IN A ENCLOSED STORAGE ROOM ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE AND BEHIND HOT WATER TANK MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFETED AREAS ALSO RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVES ALSO OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF HAS A 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR NUST REPAIR CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM RE-INPECTION REPORT#1202531 DATE 12-06-2012 NOT CORRECTED (30) MUST LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS INSDE WALK-IN COOLOERS AND LABEL LARGE FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE STORAGE AREA IN THE BASEMENT(32)FOUND RUSTY RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FOOD STORAGE RACKS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST AND PAINT THEM(35)WALLS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA HAVE SOME HOLES AND CHIPPED PAINT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND PAINT THEM INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA AND REMOVE RUST FROM WALL OF WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT AREA ALSO REMOVE RUST FREOM GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AT FRONT PREP AREA AND INSIDE BASEMENT PREP AREA HAS OPEN SEAMS
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN EXTERIOR OF LIGHT SHIELD COVERS BEHIND FRONT PREP AREA VERY DIRTY MUST CLEAN,CLEAN DISPLAY SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA OF FOOD DEBIS AND FANS INIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA OF DUST
code 33
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL WALK-IN COOLERS AND CHEST COOLERS
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 6, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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.

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