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Middle East Bakery & Grill

April 5, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW MEATS BEING STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE PREPARED, READY TO EAT FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. BOWL OF RAW BEEF STORED ON THE TOP SHELVING OF THE WALK-IN COOLER OVER CUT, FRESH BROCCOLI. RAW GROUND LAMB STORED ABOVE READY TO EAT PREPARED ZUCCHINI SALAD AND RAW MEAT STORED ABOVE A CASE OF FRESH LEMONS. MANAGEMENT RE-ARRANGED COOLER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: BROKEN/MISSING COOLER DOOR HANDLE AT THE RESTAURANT PREP AREA REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR PREP TABLES IN THE BASEMENT BRICK OVEN AREA. SHELVES DIRTY AT THE BULK SPICE CONTAINER STORAGE AND PLASTIC AND METAL RACK SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. RAW WOODEN BOARDS USED TO PROP UP SPICE SHELVING IN THE DRY GOOD RE-PACKAGING ROOM. MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SHELVING.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DIRTY EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE 1ST FLOOR DISH ROOM. FOOD ENCRUSTED TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS, IN NEED OF CLEANING: UNDER THE BASEMENT TWO COMPARTMENT AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS AND AROUND BOTH GREASE TRAPS. UNDER BASEMENT PREP TABLES AND BULK SPICE STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR THE FLOORS AT THE BASEMENT BRICK OVEN. MUST NOT USE TAPE AS ELECTRICAL CORD COVER ON THE FLOOR AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE RESTAURANT PREP AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREA FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN: AT THE 1ST FLOOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, BASEMENT PREP AREA AT BRICK OVEN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD, SHATTER PROOF BULB OR PROOF OF BEING SHATTER PROOF ABOVE THE BASEMENT BAKERY METAL PREP TABLE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN THE WEIGHING AND RE-PACKAGING ROOM WHERE READY TO EAT FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR THE RESTAURANT SIDE SMALL COOLER CONTAINING YOGURT DRINK AND REPLACE THE INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR THE FETA CHEESE DISPLAY COOLER.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR BOILER ROOM STORAGE MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER ITEMS STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE. ALL SHELVING AND STORED ITEMS IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AREA MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" FROM THE FLOORS.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 4, 2016: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.