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Ezankaya

May 13, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE AND CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT PREMISES WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP AND DIRTY FRYING OIL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OIL, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. • FOBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND ICE BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR OF ALL UPRIGHT AND REACH-IN FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE EXCESS ICE, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLER, LIGHT SHIELDS IN COOKING AREA AND CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FANS, LIGHT SHIELDS AND CEILING/WALL VENTS.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2604341 DATED 10/08/2024. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: #45. ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS. #49. INTERIOR OF THE OVEN WITH BURNT FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #55. NOTED OPEN CRACKS/CREVICES/OPENINGS/HOLES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY IN THE MAIN KITCHEN, IN THE REAR KITCHEN AND IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN WALLS, FLOORS, AND CEILING. MUST SEAL ALL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----CRACKED AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AND DISH AREA MUST BE REPLACED.----FLOORS UNDER THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND WOK LINE DIRTY.----EXCESSIVE GREASE NOTED ON ALL PIPES AND ELECTRICAL CONDUITS BEHIND THE WOK LINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----NOTED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS A SEALANT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY ON WALLS. MUST REMOVE UNEVEN FOAM TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE CEILING VENT IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #55. ALL UNUSED ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY IE: ON THE REAR EXIT WALKWAY, IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM AND STORAGE ROOM THROUGH THE DOORWAY IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOM, MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES. ALL OTHER NEEDED STORED ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 8, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.