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Zamzam Banquet Hall

January 7, 2020 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings13
critical findings4

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: - OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED BEHIND THE BAR IN THE PICCOLO ROOM WHERE A 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS LOCATED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE BAR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. -
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: - OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE, AT TIME OF INSPECTION, DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. THE DESIGNATED PERSON IN CHARGE, WHO IS PHYSICALLY ON SITE, MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION LICENSE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: - NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: - NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN PROCEDURE AND PHYSICAL KIT, EFFECTIVE FOR ELIMINATING NOROVIRUS, ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
code 5Priority
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: - OBSERVED THE ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE & OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE WITH THE HANDLE STORED DIRECTLY ON THE ICE. MUST REMOVE AND STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN HOLDING CONTAINER OR IN A WAY THAT PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN. -
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: - OBSERVED RUST ON THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PAINT OR REPLACE. - • - OBSERVED RAW WOOD USED FOR THE STAND UNDER THE ICE MACHINE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. MUST FINISH/SEAL/PAINT WOOD TO PROVIDE A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. OBSERVED FOIL SHELF LINER USED IN THE BARS AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SHELF LINER THAT IS NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE. -
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: - OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO ADEQUATELY MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE (160F) AFTER THE FINAL RINSE IN THE HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: - CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, OVENS, PREP TABLE ACROSS FROM THE DEEP FRYERS, MICROWAVE OVENS, FREEZER, BAR COOLERS, ICE BINS BEHIND THE BARS, BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS AND HAND WASHING SINKS. -
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: - REPAIR THE LEAKING DRAIN LINES UNDERNEATH THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE SMALL BAR AND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE MAIN BAR. REPAIR THE CLOGGED SINK COMPARTMENT AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE SMALL BAR SO THAT IT DRAINS PROPERLY. OBSERVED NON-WORKING WASHROOM TOILETS IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN OR REMOVE AND CAP THE DRAINS. - • - OBSERVED THE TWO HANDWASH SINKS TO THE LEFT IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM ARE OUT OF ORDER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. OBSERVED A SLIGHT LEAK FROM THE PIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. -
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: - CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE FLOOR BELOW THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE DISH WASHING AREA. - • - OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE CLUTTER ACCUMULATION OF OLD/UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES STORED THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS AND THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE ALL EQUIPMENT/ARTICLES THAT ARE UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION FROM PREMISE, CLEAN, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS TO BE FREE OF CLUTTER. - • - REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. SEAL THE OPEN WALL SEAM IN THE KITCHEN AREA. SEAL THE CRACKS/GAPS IN THE WALLS OF THE BARS. SCRAPE AND REPAINT CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA AND CEILING TRACK IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. -
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: - OBSERVED UNSHIELDED LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS WHERE MISSING. - • - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS ENCRUSTED ON THE VENT COVERS AND INSIDE THE EXHAUST VENTILATIONS IN THE TOILET ROOMS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: - OBSERVED 1 FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE LIST OF ALL FOOD HANDLERS EMPLOYED AND PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: - MUST PROVIDE VALID ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 26, 2019: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 12 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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