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Hema's Kitchen

June 26, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: NO SANITIZING SOLUTION PROVIDED AT THIRD COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING,RINSING AND STORING POTS,PANS AND GLASSES. SET UP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK: WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE,100ppm. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 8Priority
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: EVIDENCE OF RAT DROPPINGS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF PREP/DISH ROOM AND STORAGE. MORE THAN TWENTY TOTAL RAT DROPPINGS WAS OBSERVED UNDER SHELF IN STORAGE, ALONG THE SOUTH-WEST WALL AND CORNER OF REAR AREA BY THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER,UNDER THE SHELF IN DISH ROOM. OVER 30 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES INCLUDED DINING AREA. REAR DOOR NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOF .GAPS OF 1/4 TO 1" ON TOP,BOTTOM AND SIDE DOOR OF MAIN REAR DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECT PROOF SAID DOOR.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREA MENTIONED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN METAL LEGS OF THE PREP TABLE ARE RAISED WITH DIRTY POP CRATES, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CRATES AND PROVIDE A TABLE LEGS ABLE TO CLEAN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: HOOD AND FILTERS ARE GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: DUST BUILD UPON LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAKING WATER PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.ONE STOPPER PROVIDED FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ADDITIONAL STOPPERS IS NEEDED, MOP SINK CLOGGED,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 8, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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