JUN 24
2025
PASSED
4 violationsDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO
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BAWARCHI ON OKALEY.
YOUR CALL. 56/100
6406-6408 N OAKLEY AVE · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO
Last inspected June 24, 2025 · passed
6 of 9 inspections passed, 3 failed. 9 critical violations across the record.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
9
6 passed · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
53
includes 9 critical
RECORDS COVER
5 YEARS
since Dec 2019
INSPECTION HISTORY
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON CONDENSER IN PREP AREA SLIDING 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP ON COOLER CONDENSER.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/GREASE BUILD UP ON PREP AREA FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT ALSO OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GRIME/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR/WALLS AT MOP SINK ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR AND WALLS AT PREP AND MOP SINK ROOMS.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
SOME FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE VALID FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED ONE FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
OCT 302024FAILED13 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OCT 30
2024
FAILED
13 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
FOUND THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE STAND UP 2-DOOR PREP COOLER- BEEF AT 56.8 F, COOKED RICE AT 50.0 F AND COOKED, CUT VEGETABLES AT 50.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0 F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. ALL SAID OUT OF TEMPERATURE TCS FOODS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. FOODS DISCARDED WEIGHT- 13 LBS, VALUED AT $100.00.
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
PREP AREA 2-DOOR STAND UP REACH IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 56.8 F. FOUND BEEF, COOKED RICE, ETC. INSIDE COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR SAID COOLER, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 41.0 F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
PEST INFESTATION. OBSERVED APPROXIAMATELY 50 LIVE ROACHES ON WALLS AT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA, ALSO OBSERVED 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS BY WASHROOM AND OVER 100 MICE DROPPINGS INSIDE FRYER, OVEN AND AND AT PREP/DISHWASH AREA FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY AND REMOVE ALL MICE DROPPINGS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE. ELIMINATE PESTS AND CLEAN ALL SURFACES. WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
CUTTING BAORDS ARE STAINED, IN POOR CONDITION. MUST REMOVE AND REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED MEATS INSIDE CHEST FREEZER HELD INSIDE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. OTHER FOOD ITEMS IN 'HOME DEPOT' BUCKETS. INSTRUCTED CANNOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS OR NON-FOOD GRADE BUCKETS. MANAGER MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS & CONTAINERS FOR MEATS INSIDE CHEST FREEZER AND OTHER FOOD ITEMS.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR OF ALL SHELVES, SINKS, CRATES, RACKS, GREASE TRAP, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INSIDE COOLERS AT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT AT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA AND MAINTAIN. REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE, GRIME, SPILLS ETC.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
GRILL AREA HANDWASH SINK DRAIN PIPE LEAKING AND LOOSE FROM WALL. SINK IS SLOW DRAINING. MUST REATTACH, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAID HANDWASH SINK. OPENING IN TOP OF GREASE TRAP. MUST SEAL HOLE.
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED ALL FLOORS NEED TO BE CLEANED UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS, UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT, NEAR MOP SINK, AND IN WASHROOMS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED ONE CEILING TILE MISSING ABOVE UNUSED REACH IN COOLER AT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE TIGHT FITTED CEILING TILE AT SAME. CEILING IN TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ACCUMULATED DUST ON EXHAUST VENT IN TOILET ROOM. MUST CLEAN.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
DRIED AND ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AND DOORS THROUGH-OUT FACILITY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
UNOPERATIONAL AND UNUSED FRYER, STOVE AND PREP COOLER ON PREMISES. MUST REMOVE, REPAIR OR REPLACE EQUIPMENT.
JUL 202023PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
JUL 20
2023
PASSED
4 violationsDETAILS
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED ALL CAULKING AROUND HANDSINKS IN WASHROOMS AND OUTSIDE WASHROOMS NEED TO BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAINED.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER NOT WORKING AT MOP SINK. MUST RESTORE AND MAINTAIN HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED ALL FOOD HANDLERS NEED PROOF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGAN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
JUN 262023FAILED13 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
JUN 26
2023
FAILED
13 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
OBSERVED NO ONE ON SITE WITH THE PROPER KNOWLEGE TO PERFORM DUTIES 2-101.11
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED ON ONE ON SITE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS ARE BEING COOKED AND SERVED INCLUDING COOKED CHICKEN AND LAMB. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED OPEN FRONT DOOR LEADING TO OUTSIDE. OUTER OPENINGS MUST BE PROTECTED FROM RODENTS AND FLIES ENTERING INTO FACILITY. INSTALL SCREEN DOOR IS NEEDED.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 SMALL FLIES 5 LARGE HOUSEFLIES IN MOP AREA AND THROUGHOUT FACILITY. ELIMINATE ALL SMALL FLY ACTIVITY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (A)
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTERS. SOILED WIPING CLOTHS NEED TO BE STORED IN SANITIZER SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED ALL CAULKING AROUND HANDSINKS IN WASHROOMS AND OUTSIDE WASHROOMS NEED TO BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAINED.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER ON COOKING LINE UNCLEAN WITH FOOD SPILLS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER NOT WORKING AT MOP SINK. MUST RESTORE AND MAINTAIN HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES.
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSREVED TOILET BOWL AND SINK FIXTURES IN WASHROOM UNCLEAN. ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN WASHROOM NEED TO BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED ALL FLOORS NEED TO BE CLEANED UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS, UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT, NEAR MOP SINK, AND IN WASHROOMS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED MOPS NEED TO BE HUNG AFTER USE.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED ALL FOOD HANDLERS NEED PROOF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGAN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
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JAN 172023PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
JAN 17
2023
PASSED
6 violationsDETAILS
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED INTERIOR CABINETS OF FRONT COUNTER AREAS UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FRONT COUNTER AREA.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED FAR RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. SINK.
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
KEEP GREASE STORAGE CONTAINER FREE FROM LITTER AND DEBRIS. OBTAIN LOCK IF NEEDED.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED ALL FLOORS NEED TO BE CLEANED IN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS, UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED VENT OF FURNACE WITH HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENT.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING MUST BE PROVIDED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
JAN 52023FAILED10 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
JAN 5
2023
FAILED
10 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE. MUST HAVE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
OBSERVED NO BODILY FLUID CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. MUST OBTAIN MAINTAIN BODILY FLUID CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 RODENT DROPPINGS IN FRONT COOKING AREA UNDER AND BEHIND FLATTOP STOVE, ON WINDOWSILLS, AND FLOOR THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT FURNACE ROOM. REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. OBSERVED HARBORAGE IN REAR FURNACE ROOM AND ADJACENT HALLWAY. REMOVE ALL HARBORAGE CONTRIBUTING TO PEST ISSUE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a)
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED ALL OUTER OPENINGS IN WINDOWS WALLS AND DOORS NEED TO BE SEALED AND CLOSED TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED INTERIOR CABINETS OF FRONT COUNTER AREAS UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FRONT COUNTER AREA.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED FAR RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING. MUST REAPIR AND MAINTAIN. SINK.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED MOP SINK LOCATED IN REAR CERY UNCLEAN AND SLOW DRAINING. CLEAN SINK CLEAR DRAIN AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK AT ALL TIMES.
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
KEEP GREASE STORAGE CONTAINER FREE FROM LITTER AND DEBRIS. OBTAIN LOCK IF NEEDED.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED VENT OF FURNACE WITH HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENT.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING MUST BE PROVIDED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
DEC 242019PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
DEC 24
2019
PASSED
3 violationsDETAILS
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED AS FOOD STORAGE IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS FOR EASY CLEANABILITY.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED DIRTY GASKETS IN PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DIRTY WALLS ALONG COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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