Hema's Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL BULK AND SMALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH REACH IN COOLERS.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE,CARD BOARD FROM SHELVING UNITS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FRYER,PREP TABLES,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP AREA,REGISTER AREA AND ELECTRICAL CLOSET
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS IN PREP AREA,MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL TRIM AND BASES IN PREP/DISH WASHING/DINING AREA,STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, VENTILATION COVER IN HALLWAY LEADING TO TOILETROOMS.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP/DISH & DINING AREAS.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT 3- COMP SINK AND SLOW DRAIN AT HAND SINK IN WOMEN'S TOILETROOM.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE ARTICLES FROM FLOOR IN ELECTRICAL CLOSET & REGISTER.
  code 41
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS PROPERLY.PROVIDE HOOKS TO HANG MOPS AND BROOMS.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 11, 2016: 9 findings 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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