Red Sea Ethiopian Eritrian Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISHES IN THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE WITH POOLING WATER IN THE KITCHEN GLASSES INDICATING THEY WERE RECENTLY WASHED; THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE WAS TAGGED YEARS AGO UNDER THE PREVIOUS FACILITY HABIBI RESTAURANT AND CUISINE. UNABLE TO FIND THE EXACT DATE THE MACHINE WAS TAGGED DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE OLD TAG. STAFF MEMBER SAID "MACHINE IS ONLY USED FOR HOT WATER". MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED SO THAT IT PROPERLY SANITIZES. ONCE PROPERLY SANITIZING MUST FAX A LETTER TO 312-746-4240 OR EMAIL TO CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG. UNIT REMAINS TAGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH. MUST PROPERLY SET UP THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: DEFROST THE REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE REAR PREP TO REMOVE BLOOD STAINED ICE ACCUMULATION.
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE INTERIOR LIGHT BULBS FOR THE 3 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 10, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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