Kabab Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed
  Inspector note: NO HOT OR TEMPERED RUNNING WATER AT EITHER EAST SIDE CUSTOMER USE WASHROOM HAND SINKS. MUST RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER TO HAND SINKS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 26
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CRACKED AND FLAKING FINISH ON SHELVES ABOVE PREP AREA 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SHELVES. UNFINISHED WOOD ALONG REAR OF PREP AREA 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SEAL/FINISH WOOD TO BE NONABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. DIRTY WOOD HANDLE AT KITCHEN PREP COOLER. MUST REPLACE WITH PROPER HANDLE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE ARE NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: HOLES AND OPENINGS IN CEILING ABOVE WATER HEATER/ICE MACHINE AREA. MUST SMOOTHLY SEAL OPENINGS.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHTS IN PREP AREA MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO EXHAUST VENTILATION IN EITHER EAST SIDE CUSTOMER USE WASHROOM. MUST INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION. VERY LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE. NO AIR GAP AT DRAIN LINE FROM ICE MACHINE TO FLOOR DRAIN. MUST CREATE AIR GAP. FRYER NOT UNDER VENTILATION HOOD IN KITCHEN. MUST INSTALL UNDER HOOD OR REMOVE FRYER.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 28, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 7 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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