Masala Magic

June 10, 2026 · Fail

cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings13
critical findings0

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Failed findings

hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED READY TO EAT FOODS AT BELOW HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 68-106 DEGREES INTERNAL TEMPERATURES (PHOTO VERIFIED) CHICKEN 91...CHICKEN 106...GOAT 95.9...CHICKEN 97.2... MANAGER AGREED AT OWN WILL TO THROW AWAY AND DENATURE ALL ITEMS. APPROX 80 POUNDS OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROX $220.00 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN PREVIOUSLY THAWED HELD AT (68.4) DEGREES. INFORMED THAT TEMPERATURES FOR COLD HOLDING SHOULD BE 41 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR PROPER HOLDING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DENATURE WITH CHEMICAL SANITIZING SOLUTION AND TOSS INTO TRASH. APPROX 30LBS VALUED AT $50. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005(A&B) CITATION ISSUED. CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #21
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPAPRED FOODS (CHICKEN,GOAT,COOKED VEGETABLES STORED IN TWO DOOR COOLING UNIT IN THE REAR WITH NO LABELS OR DATES PREPARED OR USE BY DATES. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING OF CHICKEN IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA (MANAGER STATED THAT THEY USED HOT WATER USED TO THAW CHICKEN (68.4) DEGREES. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY THAW FOOD UNDER COLD (COLD CONTINOUS)RUNNING WATER UNTIL THAWED OR IN COOLING UNIT UNTIL THAWED AS A MEANS OF FOOD SAFETY.
code 35
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA WITHOUT A FORM OF HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR SOME FORM OF HAIR RESTRAINT BEING A HAIRNET,HAT OR OTHER TO KEEP HAIR BACK AND MAINTAINED WHILE PREPARING FOOD.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL WHITE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR ON THE PREP TABLE AND THOSE STORED UNDER THE PREP TABLE WITH WITH DEEP CUTTING GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED VERY LARGE POTS USED FOR COOKING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. TOO LARGE TO FIT INTO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER CLEANING AND SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEEDURE AS TO HOW LARGE ITEMS ARE CLEANED AND SANITIZED...REMOVE LARGE POTS FROM FACILITY OR PROVIDE A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK THAT WILL ALLOW PROPER WASHING AND SANITIZING OF LARGE COOKWARE.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE COOLING UNITS TWO DOOR REACH IN, IN THE REAR AND THE SMALLER ONE DOOR PREP COOLING UNIT IN THE COOKING AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING AS WELL AS THE HOT HOLD UNIT IN THE FRONT FOODSERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • OBSERVED THE SIDES, UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF A DTAIL CLEANING FROM A BUILD UP OF GREASE, DIRT AND POSSIBLE FOOD SPLATTER/SPILLAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FAUCET IN THE MENS TOILET ROOM BROKEN (MISSING) IN NEED OF REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AS NEEDED MAKING EASY FOR HAND WASHING.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE FRONT UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SIDE OF THE FACILITY NORTH END WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS AND BAGS OF TRASH. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE SPACE FOR HARBORING AND FEEDING OF PEST AND OR INSECTS. • OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE TRASH RECEPTACLES OVER FLOWING WITH TRASH LIDS NOT TIGHT FITTING AND THE SIDE OF THE FACILITY NORTH END WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS AND BAGS OF TRASH AS A RESULT OF NOT HAVING SPACE IN THE RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE SPACE FOR HARBORING AND FEEDING OF PEST AND OR INSECTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WALLS AND FLOORS IN THE REAR AND FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREAS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING FROM HEAVY DIRT, DUST, FOOD SPLATTER AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS. • OBSERVED THE BASE BOARD OF THE WALL BETWEEN THE THREE COMPARMENT SINK AND THE UTILITY SINK HANGING FROM THE WALL WITH THE INSIDE OF THE WALL VISIBLE WITH POSSIBLE FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN LOWER WALL AREA.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HOOD VETILATION SYSTEM AND FILTERS WITH A HEAVY GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

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Compared with Pass on December 1, 2025: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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