Pita Kabab

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #88566 DATED 10/21/10. #30- FOUND SOME FOOD ITEMS IN COOLERS, FREEZER, NOT LABELED. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST BE DATE, AND LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS. #32-FOUND MOP SINK IN STATE OF DISREPAIR(PARTIAL BROKEN SIDE WALL OF SINK) SHALL BE REPLACED. NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF COOLER , COOLER SHELVING THAT HAD PEELING PAINT SHALL BE REPAIR.# 33- NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF DISPLAY COOLER NOT CLEAN, NEED DETAILED CLEANING. #36- LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREAS NEED DETAILED CLEANING. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health?s Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products. OBSERVED ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH SALT, SUGAR, TAHINI, RICE WITH NO LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABEL.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPAIR RUBBER GASKET ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE PREP COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FOLLOWING:ALL THE LID AND EXTERIOR OF ALL BULK CONTAINERS, ALL THE BOTTOM SHELVES OF THE PREP TABLE,AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE COOKING AND PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. LEAKING HEAVY ON THE HOT HANDLE OF THE 3 COMPT SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO STOP THE LEAK. SLOW DRAINING OF THE 3 COMPT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 21, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 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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