Tandoor Char House

March 13, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
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: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL ON PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE AND ON CORNERS INSIDE THE FURNANCE ROOM AND ON SHELVING WHERE CHEMICAL ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZED AFFECTED AREAS AND WHENEVER NEEDED. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST PROBLEM. ALSO OBSERVED FRONT ENTRACE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED. DOOR HAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 INCH OPENING ON BOTTOM DOOR. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE NOT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS BUTTER CREAM GRAVY, LAMB CHICKEN KARHAI,SHRIMP PAKORA, KARHAI, ETC. INSTRUCTED ABOVE TO OPERATE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-012.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO TEST THE SANITIZING STRENGTH OF THE CHEMICAL AT THE FINAL RINSE.INSTRUCTED TO HAVE CHEMICAL TEST STRIP AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 22
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED A FEW ITEMS INSIDE PREP COOLERS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARED BY DATE AND/OR USED BY DATE.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE MULTI-USE UTENSILS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON VENTILATION VENTS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED LEAKING UNDERNEATH PIPE OF HAND WASHING SINK IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED A FEW ITEMS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER NOT ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND WALL. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES ON FOOD STORAGE ROOMS IN THE BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPUNG CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 30, 2017: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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