Al Kabeer Restaurant

Chicago Health Dept

6426 N WESTERN AVE · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Mar 2025).

8 inspections on record since 2022 · Last inspected Mar 2025.

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INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAR 2025

Inspection history

MAR 18

2025

PASS 8 violations

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-305.12--- NOTED CASES OF DRY LENTIL BEANS AND BAGS OF RAW ONIONS BEING STORED ON THE OUTDOOR REAR PATIO ON THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE OUTDOOR AREA, STORE INSIDE THE PREMISES AND PROTECTED.

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

3-304.12--- NOTED KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.

Minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

: 4-803.11--- NOTED SOILED LINENS BEING STORED OUTDOORS ON THE PATIO IN AN OPEN CONTAINER. MUST STORE IN A SEALED CONTAINER.

Minor Facility Condition

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

4-903.11(A;C)--- NOTED TO GO FOOD CONTAINERS BEING STORED ON THE OUTDOOR PATIO ON THE GROUND, OPEN AND EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIO AND STORE PROTECTED INDOORS.----ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

4-101.11(B, C, D, E)--- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.---BURNT, MELTED PLASTIC RICE COOKER AND PLASTIC BLENDER REPAIRED WITH TAPE, MUST REPLACE. 4-101.19--- MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS IN THE REAR HALLWAY STORAGE.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-602.13--- ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. 4-601.11(B)--- INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN NAD MAINTAIN.

Serious Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.17--- DIRTY LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 6-201.11---- ALL WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA, DISH AREA, WASHROOM AND REAR REFRIGERATION AREA WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM BEING USED AS A SEALANT ON THE CEILING VENTILATION ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE HAND WASHING SINK, BUMPY, UNEVEN AND UNABLE TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/SMOOTH DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----DAMAGED WALLS AND CEILING IN THE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----HOLE IN THE CEILING IN THE REAR REFRIGERATION AREA. MUST SEAL. 6-501.114--- ALL UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR PATIO SUCH AS A TOILET, NUMEROUS SHOPPING CARTS, FURNITURE ETC. MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

MAR 14

2025

FAIL 10 violations

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

: 3-304.14--- EXTREMELY SOILED WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUSTSTORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

3-304.12--- NOTED KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.

Minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

4-803.11--- NOTED SOILED LINENS BEING STORED OUTDOORS ON THE PATIO IN AN OPEN CONTAINER. MUST STORE IN A SEALED CONTAINER.

Minor Facility Condition

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

Serious Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

: 6-201.17--- DIRTY LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 6-201.11---- ALL WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA, DISH AREA, WASHROOM AND REAR REFRIGERATION AREA WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.----NOTED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM BEING USED AS A SEALANT ON THE CEILING VENTILATION ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE HAND WASHING SINK, BUMPY, UNEVEN AND UNABLE TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/SMOOTH DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----DAMAGED WALLS AND CEILING IN THE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----HOLE IN THE CEILING IN THE REAR REFRIGERATION AREA. MUST SEAL. 6-501.114--- ALL UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR PATIO SUCH AS A TOILET, NUMEROUS SHOPPING CARTS, FURNITURE ETC. MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

: 2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

Serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 3-4-25 #2613107. #48-NOTED OVERSIZED POTS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES UNABLE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT LARGE ENOUGH. MUST PROVIDE A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR THE OVER SIZED POTS, REMOVE ALL OVER SIZED POTS OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE TO DEMONSTRATE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE SUCH POTS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.

MAR 4

2025

FAIL 18 violations 4 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION, WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED, DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. THE P.I.C HAD A SERVSAFE CERTIFICATE WITH AN EXAM DATE OF 9-28-23 AND STATES THE POSTED CITY CERTIFICATE ON THE PREMISES WITH THE SAME NAME IS NOT HIS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO SOAP FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES LOCATED AT THE PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

NOTED CASES OF DRY LENTIL BEANS AND BAGS OF RAW ONIONS BEING STORED ON THE OUTDOOR REAR PATIO ON THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE OUTDOOR AREA, STORE INSIDE THE PREMISES AND PROTECTED.

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

EXTREMELY SOILED WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUSTSTORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

NOTED KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.

Minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

NOTED SOILED LINENS BEING STORED OUTDOORS ON THE PATIO IN AN OPEN CONTAINER. MUST STORE IN A SEALED CONTAINER.

Minor Facility Condition

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

NOTED TO GO FOOD CONTAINERS BEING STORED ON THE OUTDOOR PATIO ON THE GROUND, OPEN AND EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIO AND STORE PROTECTED INDOORS.----ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS IN THE REAR HALLWAY STORAGE.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.---BURNT, MELTED PLASTIC RICE COOKER AND PLASTIC BLENDER REPAIRED WITH TAPE, MUST REPLACE.

Serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NOTED OVERSIZED POTS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES UNABLE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT LARGE ENOUGH. MUST PROVIDE A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR THE OVER SIZED POTS, REMOVE ALL OVER SIZED POTS OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE TO DEMONSTRATE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE SUCH POTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN NAD MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

DIRTY LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Employee Hygiene

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

ALL WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA, DISH AREA, WASHROOM AND REAR REFRIGERATION AREA WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.----NOTED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM BEING USED AS A SEALANT ON THE CEILING VENTILATION ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE HAND WASHING SINK, BUMPY, UNEVEN AND UNABLE TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/SMOOTH DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----DAMAGED WALLS AND CEILING IN THE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----HOLE IN THE CEILING IN THE REAR REFRIGERATION AREA. MUST SEAL.

Minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

ALL UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE REAR PATIO SUCH AS A TOILET, NUMEROUS SHOPPING CARTS, FURNITURE ETC. MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

JAN 17

2025

PASS · 0 violations

JAN 10

2025

FAIL 3 violations

Minor Other

38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED PREP AREA 2-DOOR STAND UP COOLER AND PREP AREA 3-DOOR REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR/REPLACE ALL DAMAGED COOLERS DOORS RUBBER GASKETS.

Minor Other

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OUTSIDE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWED WITH GARBAGE, UNABLE TO CLOSE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER LID. INSTRUCTED MANAGER OUTSIDE DUMPSTER MUST BE MAINTAINED, LID MUST BE CLOSED AND TIGHT FITTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B).

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OCT 14

2022

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

RAW CHICKEN TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 61.4F, AND RAW LAMB TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 65.3F FOUND IN LARGE POTS LEFT OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. INADEQUATELY HELD FOOD WAS DISCARDED ON SITE. APPROXIMATELY 24 POUNDS OF RAW CHICKEN AND RAW LAMB AT A TOTAL COST OF $225.00 WAS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

4-204.112(B): OBSERVED AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN A REFRIGERATOR STORED AT THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

3-302.12: OBSERVED TWO DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ON THE SHELVING UNIT IN THE HALLWAY AT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA WERE NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-204.12: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.17: OBSERVED THE VENTILATION COVER IN THE MEN'S ROOM WITH DUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID ITEM.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-303.11: OBSERVED A BLOWN-OUT LIGHT BULB UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND NO PROTECTIVE SHIELDING FOR THE LIGHTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, REPAIR, AND REPLACE SAID ITEMS.

Minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.

AUG 19

2022

PASS 6 violations

Minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

4-204.112(B) OBSERVED AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN A REFRIGERATOR STORED AT THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

3-302.12 OBSERVED TWO DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ON THE SHELVING UNIT IN THE HALLWAY AT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA WERE NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-204.12 OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.17 OBSERVED THE VENTILATION COVER IN THE MEN'S ROOM WITH DUST BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID ITEM.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-303.11 OBSERVED A BLOWN-OUT LIGHT BULB UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND NO PROTECTIVE SHIELDING FOR THE LIGHTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, REPAIR, AND REPLACE SAID ITEMS.

Minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.

AUG 16

2022

FAIL 15 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP A POLICY INFORMING THEIR EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY BY THE LAW, TO INFORM THE PERSON IN CHARGE ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES AS THEY RELATE TO DISEASES THAT ARE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD BY THE LAW. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISIONS IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS OF THE FACILITY. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AT ALL HANDWASHING LOCATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN A REFRIGERATOR STORED AT THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED TWO DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ON THE SHELVING UNIT IN THE HALLWAY AT THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME.

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30-40 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS AT SITE DURING INSPECTION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN DISHWASHING AREA 20, IN THE MEN AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS AREA 10, IN REAR STORAGE AREA 7, 6 UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD, AND 5 BY THE MOP SINK. RECOMMEND CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL TO LINE ALL SHELVING UNITS UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLES AND THROUGHOUT THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AND MAKE SAID SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED THREE CUTTING BOARDS UNDER THE SHELVING UNIT OF THE FOOD PREP TABLES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA THAT WERE DISCOLORED AND NOT IN SANITARY CONDITIONS. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS.

Serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NO SANITIZER TEST STRIP KIT ON-SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION TO TEST THE CONCENTRATION OF SANITIZER IN THE SANITIZING COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A TEST STRIP KIT ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES TO MONITOR THE STRENGTH OF THE SANITIZER PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Other

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED ONE SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WARE WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL TWO SINK STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE SANITIZING SINK BOWL OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. THE WATER INSIDE OF THE SINK BOWL IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO POUR OUT FROM THE WHITE SUBSTANCE, LOOKING AS THOUGH THE BOWL HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ONTO THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SAID THREE COMPARTMENT SINK SO THAT IT CAN HOLD WATER AND MAINTAIN WATER AS REQUIRED TO SANITIZE DISHES PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED A RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM WITH NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED THE VENTILATION COVER IN THE MEN'S ROOM WITH DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID ITEM.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED A BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULB UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND NO PROTECTIVE SHIELDING FOR THE LIGHTS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, REPAIR OR REPLACE SAID ITEMS.

Minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.

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