Mehrab Restaurant

Chicago Health Dept

2437 W DEVON AVE · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2025.

9 inspections on record since 2021 · Last inspected Feb 2025.

Last inspected Feb 2025. Records may not reflect current conditions.

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INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

FEB 2025

Inspection history

FEB 24

2025

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 7 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

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.

Minor Other

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

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

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

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.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

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.

Serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

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.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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

MAY 2

2024

PASS 9 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

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.

Minor Sanitation

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

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

Minor Sanitation

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

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

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

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

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

LIGHT FIXTURE IN PREP AREA BROKEN. REPAIR ISSUE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

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

APR 25

2024

FAIL 12 violations 1 CRITICAL

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

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.

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT IS REQUIRED FROM EVERYONE ENTERING IN PREP AREA

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

Minor Sanitation

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

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

Minor Sanitation

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

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

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

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

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

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

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

LIGHT FIXTURE IN PREP AREA BROKEN. REPAIR ISSUE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

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

APR 15

2024

FAIL 15 violations 4 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

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

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

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.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

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"

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

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.

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT IS REQUIRED FROM EVERYONE ENTERING IN PREP AREA

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

Minor Sanitation

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

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

Minor Sanitation

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

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

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

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

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

LIGHT FIXTURE IN PREP AREA BROKEN .REPAIR ISSUE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

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

FEB 9

2023

PASS · 0 violations

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FEB 1

2023

FAIL 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED 4 LIVE ROACHES AT PREMISES BEHIND REACH IN COOLER.PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED.7-38-020A. MUST ELIMINATE ROACH ACTIVITY AND NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN:COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF COOLERS, COUNTERS, AND SHELVING UNITS.MUST CLEAN.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT PREPARATION AREAS.MUST CLEAN.

MAY 26

2022

PASS 4 violations

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

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.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED SOME GREASE BUILD UP ON SURFACE OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED STORAGE IN REAR KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA WITH CLUTTER AND UNUSED ITEMS ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS AND KEEP ITEMS ELVEATED OFF OF FLOORS.

Serious Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.

MAY 19

2022

FAIL 7 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA, ON THE BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES, AND BEHIND THE PREP COOLER LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS, CLEAN SURFACES, AND MAINTAIN PREMISES FREE OF PEST. RECOMMENDED RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A).

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS IN FREEZER AND WALK -IN COOLER LOCATED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS OR CONTAINERS TO STORE FOOD ITEMS.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

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.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED SOME GREASE BUILD UP ON SURFACE OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED STORAGE REAR KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA WITH CLUTTER AND UNUSED ITEMS ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS AND KEEP ITEMS ELVEATED OFF OF FLOORS.

Serious Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.

MAR 22

2021

PASS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED MINOR LEAK AT FAUCET AND AT PIPE BELOW 2-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR. MUST REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO LID ON TRASH CAN IN EMPLOYEE BATHROOM LOCATED IN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE.

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