Meenari Oriental Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LID OF CHEST FREEZER ON NORTH SIDE OF BASEMENT UNDER STAIRS WITH LID IN DISREPAIR. INSULATION EXPOSED AND LID IS REPAIRED WITH TAPE. LID MUST BE REPAIRED PROPERLY OR REPLACED.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN REFRIGERATORS AND REACH IN FREEZERS UNCLEAN WITH FOOD SPILLS AND FOOD DEBRIS AND CRUMBS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR OF ALL REFRIGERATORS AND REACH IN FREEZERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS OF BASEMENT WITH EXCESS WATER. KEEP FLOORS OF BASEMENT CLEAN AND DRY.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NEEDED FOR MOP SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON FAUCET IN BASEMENT MOP SINK AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING OR NON WORKING THERMOMETERS IN REFRIGERATORS. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS. CHECK THERMOMETERS TO MAKE SURE ALL REFIRGERATORS ARE AT 40F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 3, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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