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Taj Mahal

April 29, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

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: OVER 40 RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET AROUND HOT WATER HEATER/FURNACE. FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/4 INCH GAP NOTED AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND RODENT PROOF SAME SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. INSTD TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 6/30/15 REPORT 1559754 NOT CORRECTED: 30 ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS THAT ARE HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED. ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED. 32 PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT. 33 CLEAN ALL SHELVES ND STORAGE RACKS, SIDES AND INTERIORS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. 34 DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT( EXCESSIVE DIRT, & DEBRIS NOTICED) PAINT RUSTY FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. 38 MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN SMALL ENCLOSED AREA IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WHERE PLUMBING LINES ARE LOCATED. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: ALUMINUM FOIL NOTED ON STORAGE SHELVES AND ON WIRE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME. CUTTING BOARDS WORN, WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME. LEAK UNDER FRONT REACH IN COOLER IN DINING AREA, WITH WATER AND UNCLEAN, SOILED CLOTH UNDERNEATH AND OVERFLOWING DRIP TRAY. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: HOLE IN FLOOR IN REAR BY EXIT DOOR. INSTD TO SEAL HOLE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ON EXHAUST FAN AND VENT COVERS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: UTILITY/MOP SINK INACCESSIBLE, COVERED WITH SOILED LINENS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND HAVE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.
code 38
Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored

Inspector note: OVERFLOWING BIN OF EXPOSED SOILED LINENS/CLOTHS IN REAR. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY AND REFRAIN FROM STORING EXCESSIVE QUANTITY OF SOILED ITEMS.
code 39
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 30, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 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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