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Omar & Salma, Inc.

July 8, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: 3-DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE, AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 33.6F. FREEZER MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ZERO DEGREES OR BELOW. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCTS FROM UNIT WHICH IS BEING TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND HAVE IT SERVICED. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO MOVE PRODUCTS THAT ARE 40 DEGREES OR BELOW TO COOLERS AT PROPER TEMPERATURES, CANNOT RE-FREEZE THAWED FROZEN PRODUCTS.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED OVERFLOWING GARBAGE OBSERVED INSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE, SITTING UP 6-7-INCHES ABOVE RECEPTACLE. MUST EITHER REQUEST AN ADITIONAL PICK-UP OR A SECOND RECEPTACLE, AND MUST KEEP LID CLOSED ON DUMPSTER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MGR. WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS(NACHOS W/ MEAT AND CHEESE) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE ICY BUILD-UP INSIDE ALL FREEZERS. PAINT RUSTY DISPLAY SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE AND DISPLAY SHELVES THROUGHOUT, ALL USED AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS, AND ALL SINKS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT EVERY ROOM ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(BUILD-UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS).
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE BLOWN LIGHTS IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MASSIVE LEAK AT PIPE UNDERNEATH WASH BOWL GUSHING INTO BUCKET WHEN WATER IS RAN IN MOP SINK OR IN HAND SINK IN WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR PIPE UNDERNEATH. WASTE LINE RUN-OFF PIPE CONNECTED TO AIR CONDITIONER UNIT DRIPPING INTO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST RE-ROUTE THIS LINE TO A FLOOR DRAIN. REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM BUCKET AND HANG MOP UPRIGHT TO AIR DRY TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
code 41

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