Olive Mediterranean Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES ON THE HOT HOLDING LINE: FOUND A CONTAINER OF COOKED STEAK KABOB AT 115.6F, BEEF SHAWARMA AT 120.2F, AND CHICKEN SHAWARMA AT 130.8F. INSTRUCTED STAFF ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS MUST BE HELD AT 140F OR MORE ON THE HOT HOLDING LINE. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 8# OF FOOD WORTH $100. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE UNABLE TO REACH A FINAL RINSE OF 180F AT TIME OF INSPECTION: THE HOT WATER ONLY REACHED A TEMPERATURE OF 70F DURING THE FINAL RISE WITH A TOOL BAR INDICATOR ON THE ELECTRONIC DIAL INDICATING THAT THE MACHINE IS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING. MACHINE WAS TAGGED AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AFTER THE MACHINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF A MINIMUM OF 180F DURING THE FINAL RINSE CYCLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SET UP THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT, UTENSIL,ETC. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PINK DISCOLORATION BUILDUP INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE, DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FOOD STORAGE RACKS, CONDENSER, FAN VENT COVERS, AND FLOORS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER TO REMOVE FOOD AND DUST DEBRIS BUILDUP.
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 27, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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