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Istanbul Grill

February 25, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME REFRIGERATED TCS FOODS NOT LABLED OR DATED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOOD, PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD GREATER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED DIGITAL STEM THERMOMETER NOT WORKING, NO BATTERY INSIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED 30 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS AND CEILING TILES AT REAR PREP/DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL INSECT ACTIVITY BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A).
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: FRONT PREP AREA 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED COOLER DOOR GASKETS.
code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 28, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 6 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.