Middle East Bakery & Grill

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HAND SINKS (MAIN PREP AREA, DISHWASHING AREA, BASEMENT PREP AREA, WASHROOMS ETC).
  code 10Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE ALL PREP COOLERS AND REACH-IN COOLERS IN THE PREP/COOKING AREA.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER (TOMATO SAUCE) INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LOOSE FAUCET HANDLE AT HAND SINK INSIDE MEN'S CUSTOMER WASHROOM.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: EMPLOYEE (BASEMENT) TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED IN REAR (HOT WATER TANK) AREA AND THE STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO IT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 9, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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