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Serai

August 12, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense
failed findings8
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED REAR 4-DOOR COOLER WITH AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46.7. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN REMPERATURE OF 40.0F OR BELOW. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT WATER THROUGHOUT FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. WATER TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 64.4F-67.3F AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET, EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AND HANDWASHING SINKS IN BATHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 9Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFEF. DOOR HAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH OPENING ON THE BOTTOM DOOR. MUST REPAIR DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING PREVENTING LID FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. THIS IS HARBORAGE AND A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST. INSTRUCTED TO ADEQUATE MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUIL-UP ON WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT AND OPENINGS ON WALL IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST PAINT AND SEAL WALL.MUST MAKE WALL SMOOTH AND EASILY CLENABLE SURFACES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UNDER CITY CODE. OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA DRAINING SLOW. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE STEAM THERMOMETER TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURES. VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS NEEDED AT THE PREP COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED BEHIND BUSINESS UNUSED EQUIPMENT WOOD AND OTHER MATERIALS. MUST REMOVE TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41

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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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