KABUL HOUSE EXPRESS.

Chicago Health Dept

2262 W DEVON AVE · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2014.

7 inspections on record since 2011 · Last inspected Jun 2014.

Last inspected Jun 2014. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

JUN 2014

INSPECTION HISTORY

JUN 27

2014

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

NO SANITIZING SOLUTION PROVIDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING RINSING AND STORING PLATES,POTS,PANS AND MULTI USE UTENSILS. AFTER MY REQUEST OWNER SET UP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK:WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE,100PPM. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030

Serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO PROOF OF CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES,NOR A CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER ON PREMISES,WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS HANDLED AND SERVED TO CUSTOMERS:COOKED VEGETABLES,MEAT,ETC. A CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS PREPARED,SERVED AND STORED. A CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012(A)

Serious Sanitation

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED. WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,WASTE WATER BACKS UP AND OVERFLOWING GREASE TRAP IN BASEMENT AREA,ALSO WASTE WATER BACKS UP INSIDE THE MOP SINK BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GREASE TRAP IN BASEMENT AND REPAIR PLUMBING IF NEEDED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

DOOR AT WALK-IN COOLER HAS A BROKEN HANDLED,DOOR IS KEPT CLOSED WITH A BIN IN FRONT OF THE DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID HANDLED.METAL SHELF AT PREP AREA HAS A POROUS SURFACE INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-POROUS SURFACE

Minor Sanitation

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

MISSING CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA ABOVE HOOD,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN LEAKING FROM HOT WATER HANDLE,BASE OF THE FAUCET AND WATER SPRAYER,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

SEP 18

2013

PASS 1 violation

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

NO STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS (X3) FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

SEP 11

2013

FAIL 7 violations 4 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

WALK IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR AT 59.6 F, FOUND CHICKEN, RICE, EGGS, ETC. HELD INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR COOLER, AMBIENT AIR MUST BE 40 F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

Critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 54.6 F AND 60.2 F- CHICKEN, COOKED RICE, EGGS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE 40 F OR BELOW. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

Critical Other

WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE

NO RUNNING HOT WATER THROUGHOUT PREMISES AT THIS TIME, 75 F AND BELOW AT ALL SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER PREMISES MUST HAVE RUNNING HOT WATER, 110 F OR ABOVE, THROUGHOUT PREMISES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY (over 5)IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST/INSECT ACTIVITY. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE, ALSO MUST SANITIZE ALL EFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

NO STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS (X3) FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MOP SINK DRAIN PIPE LEAKING LEADING TO BASEMENT FLOOR. MUST REPAIR LEAK.

Minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR THORUGHOUT BASEMENT, MUST BE ABLE TO CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND ALL ITEMS/ALONG WALLS.

JAN 18

2012

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 8 violations 1 CRITICAL

Serious Facility Condition

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE WALL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED ON PREMISES AND VISIBLE TO THE CUSTOMER. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS.

Serious Other

* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

NO PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT POSTED, FROM REPORT #596432 DATED 9/7/11.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO THE CUSTOMER.

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST PROVIDE MISSING LABEL/NAME OF THE PRODUCT ON ALL FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND REACH IN COOLER.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST PROVIDE LID/COVER FOR ALL GARBAGE CONTAINERS IN THE PREP AREA/KITCHEN .

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: SHELVINGS BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER WITH FORK AND SPOON CONTAINER, AND SHELVING UNDER THE CASHIER MACHINE, CHOPPING BOARD AND BOTTOM INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER, BEHIND ALL THE COOLER AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT UNDER THE GREASE TRAP BOX, WITH GREASE BUILT UP. HOLES ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT COUNTER. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. RE SEAL THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT. MAKE IT SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE.

Minor Sanitation

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

WALLS NEED CLEANING IN THE PREP AREA ON THE SIDE OF THE COOLERS. MUST SEAL THE HOLES ON THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.

Critical Pest Activity

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT(BICYCLES, REFRIGERATORS, CABINETS, CHAIRS, RUGS, CLOTHES ON THE FLOOR, BAGS OF APRONS/LINENS). INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, DISCARD ANY UNUSED ITEMS NOT BEING USED TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE. PROVIDE SHELVINGS OR PALLET TO STORE SMALL ITEMS,CLOTHES,RUGS ETC.)

SEP 7

2011

PASS · 0 violations

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AUG 26

2011

FAIL 10 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

ALL COOLERS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 40F OR BELOW. ALL FREEZER AT 0F OR BELOW.

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK UNDER CERTIFIED PEST CONTROL COMPANY WITH RECENT RECEIPT OF INSPECTION. SIDE EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT/INSECTS PROOFED. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECTS PROOF THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AND SEAL OPENING ALONG TOP.

Serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

MUST PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL COPY OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

ALL RAW WOODS ALONG THE DOOR IN THE KITCHEN MUST BE SEAL OR PAINTED.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: THE GREASE TRAP BOX IN THE BASEMENT, ALL PIPE CONNECTING TO THE GREASE TRAP. ALL THE DISHES ,COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND PLATES MUST BE CLEAN AND SANITIZE BEFORE USING. MUST CLEAN THE SINKS OF THE 3 COMPT SINK AND REMOVE PLUMBERS PUTTY AROUND THE SINK DRAINS.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST SEAL THE GAP BETWEEN THE CEILING AND WALLS INSIDE THE WASHROOM. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE IN REAR PREP AREA.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE DOOR OF THE WASHROOM.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

VENTILATION INSIDE THE WASHROOM ,NOT WORKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.MUST EXTEND TO THE FLOOR DRAIN THE HOSE FROM THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS. PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER (OF-220F).

Minor Pest Activity

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT. UNUSED COOLERS, MICROWAVE, COFFEE MACHINE, PIECES OF WOODS AND SHELVINGS. INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE ANY ITEMS NOT BEING USED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE, AND STORE ALL ELSE 6" OFF FLOOR. PROVIDE CHLORINE TEST STRIPS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

AUG 16

2011

FAIL 0 violations

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