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Nesh Mediterranean Grill

April 23, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings3

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODS BEING HELD AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. APPROXIMATELY ONE QUART FALAFEL IN METAL BASKET HANGING OFF SIDE OF DEEP FRYER AT 62.2F. EMPLOYEES WERE NOT PREPARING ANY FALAFEL WHILE PAN WAS OBSERVED AND DURING INITAL INSPECTION. FALAFEL MUST BE HELD UNDER REFRIGERATION AT 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etccritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE DURING INSPECTION WASHING HANDS IN ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK LOCATED IN PREP AREA NEXT TO THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. EMPLOYEE UNABLE TO USE EXPOSED HAND SINK DUE TO SINK BEING USED TO STORE BUCKET WITH DIRTY CLEANING SOLUTION AND USED TOWELS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005(A).
code 4Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: NO NOZZLE ON THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. UNABLE TO FILL ANY OF THE THREE COMPARTMENTS OF THE SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. MANAGEMENT CALLED A PLUMBER THAT ARRIVED DURING THE INSPECTION TO INSTALL A NOZZLE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOODS OBSERVED NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. THREE PANS OF CUT VEGETABLES, ONE PAN READY TO EAT HUMMUS, ONE PAN LETTUCE IN REACH IN COOLER STORED IN DINING ROOM WITH CUSTOMER ACCESS AND WHERE CUSTOMERS REACH IN TO OBTAIN SOFT DRINKS. INSTRUCTED NOT TO STORE PREPARED FOODS IN DINING ROOM COOLERS UNPROTECTED FROM CUSTOMER CONTAMINATION.MANAGEMENT REMOVED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER PRESENT DURING INITIAL INSPECTION AND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED DURING THE INSPECTION TO ARRIVE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012.
code 21
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED. ALL BULK FOODS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE PAPER NAPKINS INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
code 31
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR OF WALK-IN FREEZER COVERED WITH PEELING PLASTIC. MUST REMOVE PLASTIC AND MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DIRTY CEILING VENT ABOVE DOUGH PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 24, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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