Kabab House

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND 10 LBS OF RAW CHICKEN ON TABLE TOP AT 45.1 DEGREES F. AS PER EMPLOYEE CHICKEN WAS IMPROPERLY THAWED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISPOSE AND DENATURE.ANAGER COMPLIED. ALSO INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEES ON PROPER THAWING TECHNIQUES. TOTAL WEIGHT 10 LBS, VALUE $30 (APPROXIMATIONS) CITATION #57994-18 CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED, HELD SERVED I.E. CHICKEN, SOUP ETC. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WITH CERTIFICATE POSTED. CITATION # 57994-18 SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INADEQUATE SHELVING. MUST PROVIDE SHELVES AT LEAST 6" OFF FLOOR FOR ITEM STORAGE.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. NO BACK FLOW PROTECTION DEVICE FOR MOP SINK IN REAR. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 22, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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