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Rahmat Grocery & Zahiba Halal Meat

July 25, 2014 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST USE FOOD GRADE BAGS FOR FOOD IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND THE MEAT CASE AT ALL TIMES. FOUND BEEF IN WHITE PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND THE MEAT CASE. ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE IN FOOD GRADE BAGS.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: THE MEAT GRINDERS ARE THE MEAT CUTTING AREA, CUTTING BOARDS AND KNIVES. ALSO MUST REMOVE/DEFROST ICE CREAM HOLDING CASE AND ICE BOX FREEZER TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE FROST/ICE ACCUMULATION.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE LIGHT SHIELDS LOCATED ABOVE THE MEAT CASE AND ALSO THROUGHOUT THE PRODUCT DISPLAY AREAS IN FRONT OF THE REACH-IN COOLERS. MUST REMOVE,CLEAN AND SANITIZE ABOVE STATED AREAS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE SHATTER PROFF BULBS OR LIGHT SHIELDS FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURES LOCATED AT THE REACH-IN COOLERS ON THE EAST WALL OF THE STORE( DAIRY COOLER).
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
Inspector note: FOUND ON PREMISES BEHIND A PARTIONED WALL NEXT TO THE 3-COMP SINK A MADE-UP BED WITH PILLOW AND COMFORTER. MUST REMOVE OFF PREMISES. NONE OF THE OPERATIONS CONNECTED WITH FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ANY ROOM USED AS LIVING OR SLEEPING QUARTERS AT ANY TIME.
code 37
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER AT THE MEAT DELI CASE AT ALL TIMES.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 4, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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