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Mogadishu Restaurant Inc.

May 20, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: AT TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED EXPOSED HANDSINK IN FOOD PREP AREA WAS BLOCKED WITH BUCKETS AND BAGS OF FLOUR WHILE EMPLOYEES WERE PREPPING FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO MOVE SAID ITEMS AND KEEP THE HANDSINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR HANDWASHING. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMSPTER AREA NOT MAINTAINED,OBSERVED GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH.MUST NOTIFY DISPOSAL CO FOR SERVICE AND MAINTAIN LIDS ON DUMPSTERS CLOSED AT ALL TIMES.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers

Inspector note: NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS POSTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B).
code 28
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#1537666 DATED:05/06/2015.. 32 NOTED THORN RUBBER GASKETS AT DOOR OF SERVICE COOLER AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 08/06/2015 34 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH HEAVY EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE KITCHEN AND BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. 08/06/2015 41 NOTED CLUTTER IN THE WATER HEATING ROOM AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN,ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PESTS.ALSO NOTED EMPLOYEE CLOTHING STORED ON SHELVING WITH DRY FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS. 08/06/2015 45 NOTED EMPLOYEES WITH NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. 08/06/2015. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ALL NOTED VIOLATIONS BY 5/27/2016 AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL LINERS AND CARDBOARD LINERS FROM KITCHEN SHELVINGS AND MAINTAIN TO SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 6, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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.

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