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Reza's Restaurant

April 12, 2017 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings0

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Failed findings

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

Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST USE A FOOD SCOOP WITH A HANDLE TO BE STORED INVERTED FROM THE READY TO EAT CHOPPED SALAD IN THE APPETIZER PREP COOLER.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS SHELVING BEHIND THE BAR. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING. MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: RUSTY TABLE TOP CAN OPENER IN THE BASEMENT PREP. MUST REPLACE. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE BASEMENT UNUSED THREE DOOR COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. UNUSED PLASTIC BINS ON WHEELS WITH STORED UTENSILS FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST STORE CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR THE FLOOR ON THE COOKS LINE. FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER WITH UNEVEN ,DAMAGED CEMENT CREATING POOLING LIQUID WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST REPAIR TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEED CLEANING: AT BASEMENT SUMP PUMP WITH FOOD DEBRIS FROM MOP SINK BUCKET, THROUGHOUT BAR AND THE THIRD FLOOR STORAGE AREAS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS, AT COFFEE MAKING STATION UNDER WOODEN STAIRCASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DAMAGED/CRACKED WALL TILES AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE STAIRS TO THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE BASEMENT DISH AREA AND BASEMENT COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE. FOOD SPLATTER ON THE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD END CAPS AT THE BASEMENT DISH AREA. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK FROM BASEMENT HOT WATER TANK ONTO THE FLOOR. LEAK ON NOZZLE AT THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR ALL.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ALL ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE THIRD FLOOR STORAGE AND COFFEE STATION UNDER THE WOODEN STAIRWELL MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ALL COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 5, 2016: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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