Shibam Yemeni Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-302.12-OBSERVED BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITHOUT A LABEL (SUGAR, SOY BEANS, LENTILS). MUST LABEL WITH COMMON NAME TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY.
  code 37
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-602.13-OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE INSIDE OF COOKING FRYER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REGULARLY.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-205.15-OBSERVED MINOR LEAK AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET HEAD WHEN WATER IS RUNNING. MUST REPAIR ISSUE.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11-OBSERVED GREASE ON FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UNDER STOVE TABLES. ALSO OBSERVED GREASE ON WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-201.13-MUST SEAL DAMAGED COVING UNDER HAND WASHING SINK IN PREP AREA. • 6-501.114-OBSERVED CLUTTER AND OTHER UNNECESSARY ITEMS BY REAR DOOR LIKE DIRTY LINENS, UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND MOP SUPPLIES. MUST ORGANIZE OR REMOVE ITEMS FROM PREMISES.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-304.11- OBSERVED VENTILATION NOT WORKING IN STAFF BATHROOM IN REAR. MUST PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN BATHROOM.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 15, 2021: 5 findings 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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