House Of Biryani

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINK IN REAR PREP AREA AND IN FRONT BY THE MEN'S WASHROOM.
  code 10Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: FOUND COOKED TCS FOODS BIRYANI RICE IN A LARGE PAN AT IMPROPER OF 77.9F TO 78.6F DURING STORAGE INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGER STATED RICE WAS COOKED A DAY BEFORE (10-31-24,AT 1:00AM),NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE PROVIDED WITH PRODUCT. ALSO FOUND INSIDE TWO POTS WITH WATER STORED ON FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN, FISH AT TEMP OF 79.8F TO 80.1F. TOTAL VALUE $270, TOTAL WEIGHT 40 LBS. FOOD DISACRDED AND DENATURED . PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED - COS
  code 22
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS INCLUDING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER
  code 36
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS, SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE RACKS WITH GREASE ACCUMULATION IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. --------MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE KITCHEN PREP AND STORAGE ARREA. -----INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR TOP OF GREASE BOX WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID FOR TRASH BIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INSIDE REAR STORAGE/HOT WATER TANK ROOM INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS AND WALLS WITH DRIED FOOD SPILLAGE AROUND KITCHEN PREP AND STORAGE AREA.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT DO NOT HAVE CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE SHALL COMPLETE AN APPROVED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROGRAM.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 15, 2024: 7 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in West Ridge

• ✓! La Llamarada Restaurant
  cooked · 6977 N Western Ave · inspected February 6, 2019
• ✓ La Gozadera Latin Restaurant & Bar
  cooked · 2542-2544 W Peterson Ave · inspected July 8, 2021
• ✓! La Gozadera Latin Restaurant & Bar
  mid · 2542-2544 W Peterson Ave · inspected July 5, 2018
• ✓! K K Convenience Store
  mid · 3152 W Devon Ave · inspected August 23, 2018
• ✓ Ishtar Market
  cooked · 2909 W Devon Ave · inspected May 22, 2018
• ✓ Sheba
  cooked · 6410-12 N Claremont Ave · inspected June 7, 2018

See every restaurant in West Ridge →

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.