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Tel Aviv Restaurant

April 23, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM #2069965 ON 7-17-17 NOT CORRECTED. #32- OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINERS ON SHELVE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA OR THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD.#35- OBSERVED DIRTY VENT COVERS ABOVE PIZZA OVEN IN FOOD PREP. OBSERVED DIRTY WALL BEHIND STOVE IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.#36- OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD.#38- OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE LABELED AND DATED. BULK SPICE CONTAINERS ON THE FOOD CART MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE FREEZERS OR COOLER. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINERS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RAW WOODEN BOARD USED AS A CUTTING BOARD/PREP SURFACE ON THE TWO DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST REMOVE, USE PROPER FOOD GRADE CUTTING BOARD. MUST NOT USE CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER AND OVEN. FOOD ENCRUSTED SPICE CONTAINERS ON FOOD CARD. DIRTY FOOD CART. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR BEHIND STAND MIXER WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST ON THE WALL FAN ABOVE THE UNUSED PIZZA OVEN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. WALL AT THE PIZZA DOUGH PREP STATION WITH CRACKED AND CHIPPING CEMENT. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. MISSING CEILING VENT COVER IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN BOTH THE WOMANS AND MENS CUSTOMER WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE AUTOMOBILE BATTERY FROM THE CLEAN POT/PAN SHELVING AREA. ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLER PROOF OF TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 17, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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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