Pista House Haleem

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 1, 2012
• address2501 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Pista House Haleem clean?

Pista House Haleem is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 1, 2012. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Pista House Haleem?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 1, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS NOT MEETING PROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE PREP COOLER SUCH AS EGG AT 60F, CHOPPED TOMATOES AT 54F, YOGURT AT 58F, SAMOSA(MIXWED WITH POTATOES) AT 57.7F. MASALA SAUCE(MIXED WITH YOGURT) AT 57.7F. AND RICE AT 105.8F.MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID PROPER WORTH $80.00 TOTAL 30 LBS. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE COOLER AND KEEP TEMPERATURE AT 40F OR BELOW.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: ALL THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLER, PREP COOLER ,PREP TABLES, SHELVINGS , EXTERIOR OF ALL THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, TOASTER, MICROWAVE AND CHOPPING BOARD AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REMAINS TO BE CORRECTED BY 4/18/12. • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES ALONG THE WALL BASE, ALL CORNER, BEHIND AND UNDER ALL THE GRILL, STOVE AND DEEP FYER.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REMAINS TO BE CORRECTED BY 4/18/12. • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES ALONG THE WALL BASE, ALL CORNER, BEHIND AND UNDER ALL THE GRILL, STOVE AND DEEP FYER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REMAINS TO BE CORRECTED BY 4/18/12. • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FOLLOWING: FILTER BY THE HOOD WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILT UP, THE KITCHEN DOOR, THE WALLS BEHIND THE PREP TABLE AAND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REMAINS TO BE CORRECTED BY 4/18/12. • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FOLLOWING: FILTER BY THE HOOD WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILT UP, THE KITCHEN DOOR, THE WALLS BEHIND THE PREP TABLE AAND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REMAINS TO BE CORRECTED BY 4/18/12.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMAINS TO BE CORRECTED BY 4/18/12.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.

When was Pista House Haleem last inspected?

Pista House Haleem has 3 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2012.

Pista House Haleem vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 1, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.