Tarboush Mediterranean Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS BEING HELD AT THE FOLLOWING IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN A 2 DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED ON THE MAIN COOK LINE: RAW CHICKEN AT 52.9F, RAW CHICKEN AT 50.0F, AND FALAFFEL DOUGH AT 51.6F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROXIMATELY 6LBS OF PRODUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $250. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT OR BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A 2 DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED ON THE MAIN PREP LINE CONTAINING TCS FOODS MAINTAINING AN IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 54.5F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COOLERS CONTAINING TCS FOODS AT OR BELOW 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LARGE CRACK IN THE PROTECTIVE COVERING OF LIGHT BULBS OVER THE MAIN PREP LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 10, 2019: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 13 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.