✕

Osas African Restaurant & Catering Services

June 11, 2018 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: NOTED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL AT THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL AT ALL TIMES....NO HAND WASH SINK INACCESSIBLE WITH BOXES,BUCKETS AND FOOD CONTAINERS IN FRONT OF THE HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HAND WASH SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
code 12Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: NOTED OVER 12 LIVE ROACHES ON FLOOR AND WALLS BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND WASH. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: NOTED SOME FOOD ITEMS NOT PROPERLY LABELED INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND/OR USED BY DATE.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED PREP TABLE AND CUTTING BOARD WRAPPED INSIDE TRASH BAG AND OTHER SHELVES LINED WITH CARDBOARD BOXES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE WRAP, CLEAN AND SANITIZE CUTTING BOARD...MUST ALSO REMOVE CARDBOARD BOXES FROM SHELVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST UPGRADE HOUSEKEEPING.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED DIRTY WALLS WITH GREASE, STAINS AND FOOD SPILLS ESPECIALLY BY THE COOKING STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NOTED DRAIN PIPE FROM THE COOLING UNIT DRIPPING INSIDE THE HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REDIRECT THE DRAIN PIPE INTO A FLOOR DRAIN.....NOTED HEAVY DUST, DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE THE EXHAUST HOOD OF THE COOKING STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 3, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Uptown

See every restaurant in Uptown →

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.