MEHRAB RESTAURANT.

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (COOKED RICE, COOKED CHIC PEAS, ETC.) ARE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012.

SOME PREP ARE COOLERS MISSING THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE WORKING THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.

OBSERVED SOILED INTERIOR IN ALL PREP COOLER AND FREEZER CHESTS LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.

OBSERVED ACCUMULATED ICE BUILD UP ON REAR OF WALK IN COOLER CONDENSER. MUST REMOVE ALL ICE BUILD UP ON WALK IN COOLER CONDENSER AND MAINTAIN.

REAR STORAGE AREA HANDWASH SINK COLD WATER HANDLE STRIPPED ALSO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MISSING STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAID HANDWASH SINK AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.

NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN WALL AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME

IN USE CLEAN UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED.CLEAN AND DIRTY MULTI USE UTENSILS STORED INSIDE ALUMINUM CONTAINER ON TOP PREP TABLE WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE SAID UTENSILS.STORE CLEAN UTENSILS DIRTY UTENSILS MUST BE STORED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

SOME CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS,MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS

ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE,INCLUDED FRONT COUNTER AT SERVING AREA

REPAIR BRONKEN WALLS AND FLOORS IN PREP AND REAR STORAGE AREA.SEAL HOLES UNDER SHELVES

DEBRIS ,GREASE,FOOD ON FLOOR THROIGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREA.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

LIGHT FIXTURE IN PREP AREA BROKEN. REPAIR ISSUE.

NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME

OBSERVED 8 LIVE ROACHES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY: 4 ON THE WALLS IN THE REAR PREPARATION AND 4 BEHIND THE PREPARATION COOLERS IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS. ELIMINATE ALL ROACH ACTIVITY. RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL SERVICE BY PEST CONTROL COMPANY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-020(a). CITATION ISSUED.

EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT IS REQUIRED FROM EVERYONE ENTERING IN PREP AREA

IN USE CLEAN UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED.CLEAN AND DIRTY MULTI USE UTENSILS STORED INSIDE ALUMINUM CONTAINER ON TOP PREP TABLE WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE SAID UTENSILS.STORE CLEAN UTENSILS DIRTY UTENSILS MUST BE STORED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

SOME CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS,MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS

ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND COOKING LINE.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. COOLERS UNIT MUST CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS

ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE,INCLUDED FRONT COUNTER AT SERVING AREA

DEBRIS ,GREASE,FOOD ON FLOOR THROIGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREA.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

REPAIR BRONKEN WALLS AND FLOORS IN PREP AND REAR STORAGE AREA.SEAL HOLES UNDER SHELVES

LIGHT FIXTURE IN PREP AREA BROKEN. REPAIR ISSUE.

NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

NO HANDWASHING AFTER HANDLING NON-FOOD ITEMS.OBSERVED LADY EMPLOYEE HANDLING CASH REGISTER AT FRONT AREA,THEN COMBACK TO KITCHEN GLOVED HANDS AND HANDLE READY TO EAT FOOD: BREAD,OTHER EMPLOYEE ADJUST ITEMS AT REAR AREA,WASHED DIRTY POTS AND WITHOUT HAND WASHING GLOVED HANDS AND HELPED IN THE KITCHEN.MUST WASH HAND EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED

NO SOAP PROVIDED AT BOTH HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA.UPON MY RETURN ON 4-16-2024 MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP ON BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C).CITATION ISSUED.

HANDWASHING SINK AT REAR PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE. INSIDE WAS STORED DIRTY SPONGES AND BIG POTS IN FRONT OF SINK.SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIME FOR PROPER HANDWASHING.MANAGER REMOVED ITEMS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C) "CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION"

FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME

OBSERVED OVER 80 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY:ON SHELVES BY THE FOOD,ON FLOORS,REAR STORAGE AREA ETC. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.

EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT IS REQUIRED FROM EVERYONE ENTERING IN PREP AREA

IN USE CLEAN UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED.CLEAN AND DIRTY MULTI USE UTENSILS STORED INSIDE ALUMINUM CONTAINER ON TOP PREP TABLE WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE SAID UTENSILS.STORE CLEAN UTENSILS DIRTY UTENSILS MUST BE STORED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

SOME CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS,MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS

ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND COOKING LINE.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. COOLERS UNIT MUST CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR,EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS

ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE,INCLUDED FRONT COUNTER AT SERVING AREA

DEBRIS ,GREASE,FOOD ON FLOOR THROIGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREA.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

REPAIR BRONKEN WALLS AND FLOORS IN PREP AND REAR STORAGE AREA.SEAL HOLES UNDER SHELVES

LIGHT FIXTURE IN PREP AREA BROKEN .REPAIR ISSUE.

NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE