Tesfa Ethiopian Cuisine

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MORE THAN 10 LIVE COCKROACHES IN BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE RACKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: PREP AREA, FRONT BAR AREA, REAR STORAGE AREA, AND BASEMENT. ALSO OBSERVED MORE THAN 25 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN PREP AREA IN LOWER MECHANICAL COMPONENT OF STEAMER, ON TOP OF DISHWASHER, IN BETWEEN FREEZER AND WALL AND THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA IN BETWEEN STORED EQUIPMENT. RECOMMEND CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 DEAD ROACHES IN BEWTEEN EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: LOWER MECHANICAL COMPONENT OF STEAMER, IN BETWEEN EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA, REAR STORAGE AREA, AND BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA TO BE SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BASEMENT RESTROOM DOOR TO NOT BE SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE FOR DOOR.
  code 53

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Compared with No Entry on November 19, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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