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Salam Restaurant

October 8, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE BUT NO CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
code 5Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN APPX. 1/2 INCH OPENING UNDER REAR ENTRY DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING. • OBSERVED 2 LIVE COCKROACHES CRAWLING ON WALL AROUND THE REAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DISH WASHING AREA ALSO,APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND EQUIPMENTS IN MENTIONED AREA.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NOW RECCOMENDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A),CITATION ISSUED. • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GLUE BOARDS WITH DEAD INSECTS UNDER REFRIGERATION UNIT NEXT TO HAND SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA AND TO MAINTAIN.COS
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEE WITH LONG BEARDS AND NO BEARD GUARD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR BEARD GUARD AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD
code 40
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR BROKEN GASKET ON DOOR TO REACH IN SINGLE DOOR UNIT AND LOCATED IN FRONT KITCHEN AREA AND WALK IN COOLER UNIT
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN ALL SHELVING AND FLOORS IN ALL COOLING UNITS COVERED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT,WHEEL BASES OF ALL EQUIPMENT.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND UNDER AND AROUND HEAVY COOKING EQUIPMENTS TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS IN CORNERS OF FOOD PREP AND 3 COMPARTMENT DISH WASHING AREA.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 19, 2019: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings 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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