Mezban Indian And Pakistan Restaurant

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedNovember 2, 2018
• address6426 N Western Ave, Chicago 60645

Is Mezban Indian And Pakistan Restaurant clean?

Mezban Indian And Pakistan Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 2, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Mezban Indian And Pakistan Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 2, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE ON SITE. MUST HAVE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIFED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES TIME /TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOOD IS BEING PREPARED COOKED AND SERVED INCLUDING CHICKEN , BEEF AND SHRIMP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO SOAP AT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN KITCHEN AND NO SOAP AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN EITHER MENS OR WOMENS WASHROOM. PRIORITY FOUONDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN KITCHEN OR IN MEN'S OR WOMEN'S WASHROOMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED NO SANITIZING SOLUTION ON SITE. OBSERVED DISHES AND UTENSILS BEING WASHED WITHOUT PROPER SANITIZATION. OWNER WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO AND BUY BLEACH. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM IN PLACE. READY TO EAT AND OR TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS PREPARED AND HELD IN A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE A CLEARLY MARKED LABELING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED ON PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS WITH THE DATE OF PREPARTION COUNTING AS DAY 1. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NO CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE FOR MEASURING FOOD TEMPERATURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS IN SODA COOLER FOR SELF SERVICE NOT LABELED. ALL PREPACKAGED ITEMS NEED TO BE LABELED WITH NAME OF PRODUCT, INGREDIENT LIST AND NAME AND ADDRESS OF FACILITY.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 50 MICE DROPPINGS IN DRY STORAGE ROOM ON FLOOR AND ON DRY STORAGE SHELVES. 50 MICE DROPPINGS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER AND BEHIND HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATORS,IN FRONT SERVICE AREA CLOSET AND ON SHELVES. REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF MICE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. OBSERVED 1 LIVE COCKROACH NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED OVER 50 SMALL FLIES IN DRY STORAGE AND IN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL AND MUST ELIMINATE ALL ACTIVITY.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) • OBSERVED HOLE IN RIGHT CORNER OF REAR EXIT DOOR AND LEFT CORNER OF REAR DOOR. MUST CLOSE HOLES AND RODENT PROOF REAR EXIT DOOR.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS ON SITE. MUST SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS ON SITE. MUST SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ALL HOODS AND FILTERS WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE, FREE STANDING BURNERS WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF SHELVES IN KITCHEN UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND FOOD SPILLS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SHELVES. OBSERVED EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT UNCLEAN WITH FOOD SPILLS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. OBSERVED ALL DRY STORAGE SHELVES UNCLEAN. MUST BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. OBSERVED DRYING RACK ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK UNCLEAN. MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOOR AND WALLS OF DRY STORAGE ROOM AND MOP ROOM NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. CONCRETE NEEDS TO PAINTED OR SEALED SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.OBSERVED CEILING OF DRY STORAGE ROOM UNFINISHED. CEILING OF DRY STORAGE NEEDS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED FOAM SEALANT USED ON EAT WALL OF DRY STORAGE ROOM. FOAM SEALANT IS PROHIBITED AND MUST BE REMOVED. REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • OBSERVED MOPS NOT HUNG TO DRY. HANG MOPS AFTER USE. • OBSERVED BASEMENT AREA NOT IN GOOD REPAIR. BASEMENT WAS BEING DUG UP FOR REPAIRS. BASEMENT MUST MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES NEED EVIDENCE OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES NEED EVIDENCE OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Mezban Indian And Pakistan Restaurant last inspected?

Mezban Indian And Pakistan Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to December 20, 2017.

Mezban Indian And Pakistan Restaurant vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 2, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.