REZA'S RESTAURANT.

Chicago Health Dept

1477-1479 W BERWYN AVE · UPTOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2013.

2 inspections on record since 2012 · Last inspected May 2013.

Last inspected May 2013. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
2
VIOLATIONS
11
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAY 2013

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 13
2013
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 8 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Food Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE NOT SANITIZING, 0 PPM CHLORINE, HOWEVER DISHMACHINE WAS NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE MUST SANITIZE AT 100 PPM CHLORINE. DISHMACHINE REPAIRED BY ECOLAB TECHNICIAN AT THIS TIME, SANITIZING AT 100 PPM CHLORINE. 7-38-030, NO CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Food Temperature
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

LUNCH BUFFET HOT HOLDING/COLD HOLDING UNITS NOT PROTECTED, NO SNEEZE GUARDS IN PLACE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE BARRIER/SNEEZE GUARDS AT ALL CUSTOMER SELF-SERVICE BUFFET UNITS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

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

SOME BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN BASEMENT. MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH CONTENTS NAME.

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

OBSERVED BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES, LOW GROUT AND STANDING WATER THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP AND DISHWASH AREAS. MUST REPAIR FLOOR/KEEP FLOOR DRY AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.

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

OBSERVED GAP BETWEEN CEILING AND DUCT AT REAR 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA, WATER DAMAGED/DIRTY CEILING TILES AT BASEMENT PREP/DISHWASH AREAS, PEELING PAINT ON PIPE ALONG WALL FROM BEHIND/ABOVE DISHMACHINE AND FOOD STAINS ON WALLS AT BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST SEAL GAPS, REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILES, REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS THROUGHOUT.

Minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

OBSERVED MISSING CEILING LIGHT COVERS ABOVE BASEMENT PREP TABLES. MUST PROVIDE COVERS FOR ALL CEILING LIGHTS.

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

1ST FLOOR FRONT PREP AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING AT FAUCET AND BASEMENT WALL MOUNTED FAUCET LEAKING BY HOT WATER TANK, NO FLOOR DRAIN FOR FAUCET BETWEEN BASEMENT PREP AREA AND HOT WATER TANK. MUST REPAIR FAUCETS AND INSTALL PROPER DRAIN (WATER ACCUMULATED UNDER FAUCET). STRONG SEWER GAS ODOR IN BASEMENT AREA AROUND EXPOSED HAND SINK/1-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST ELIMINATE ODOR.

Minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

OBSERVED WRONG THERMOMETER INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE WORKING COOLER THERMOMETER FOR WALK IN COOLER. REACH IN COOLERS MISSING CONSPICUOUSLY PLACE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME.

MAY 3
2012
PASS 3 violations
Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/STANDING WATER ON FLOOR AT BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AND POT WASH 3-COMARTMENT SINK AREA ALSO OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE ALL FLOOR DRAINS. MUST CLEAN FLOOR/KEEP FLOOR DRY ALSO MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS AND MAINTAIN.

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

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AND CEILING AROUND GREASE TRAP AT BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN WALLS/CEILING THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.

Minor Sanitation
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

CEILING LIGHT SHIELD MISSING ABOVE BASEMENT UTENSIL STORAGE ROOM. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT COVER.

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