CASBAH CAFE.

Chicago Health Dept

3151 N BROADWAY · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2015.

4 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Oct 2015.

Last inspected Oct 2015. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
12
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
OCT 2015

INSPECTION HISTORY

OCT 14
2015
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER GASKETS.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT.

AUG 28
2014
PASS 4 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED HEAVY FROST BUILDUP IN THE MINI-REFRIGERATOR IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOLER GASKETS ON PREMISES TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND BUILDUP.

Minor Pest Activity
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

FOUND FOOD DEBRIS IN A NON FUNCTIONING COOLER USED AS DRY STORAGE; ALSO FOUND POTS WITH WATER RISIDUAL IN THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND TO REMOVE ALL POTS WITH STAGNANT WATER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AREAS.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED A CONSTANT DRIP AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK DUE TO THE WATER HANDLES BEING OVER TIGHTENED. INSTRUCTED TO LOOSEN HOT/COLD WATER HANDLES TO ALLOW PROPER WATER SHUTOFF WITH NO DRIPPAGE.

OCT 21
2013
PASS 3 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

PAINT ON WOODEN SHELVES PEELING/IN POOR REPAIR IN DISHWASH ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE DAMAGED SHELVES, SHELVES SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED PLASTIC FLOOR BASE PEELING FROM WALL UNDER CASH REGISTER. MUST REATTACH FLOOR BASE TO WALL.

Minor Employee Hygiene
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL BEHINED WASHROOM HANDWASH BOWL. MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT/REPAINT SAID WALL.

AUG 13
2010
PASS 3 violations
Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.NEED TO SCRAPE BUILD UP ENCRUSTED FOOD ON FLOOR,UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT,ALSO ALONG BASEBOARD WALL AND CORNERS.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.NEED TO CLEAN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.(DEBRI BUILD UP)

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.SEAL WALL BEHIND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,BOTTOM PART

Minor Sanitation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.VENT COVERS IN DINING AREA HAS BUILD-UP DUST,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

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