Serai

Chicago Health Dept

2171 N MILWAUKEE AVE · LOGAN SQUARE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2016.

4 inspections on record since 2015 · Last inspected Jul 2016.

Last inspected Jul 2016. Records may not reflect current conditions.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

JUL 2016

Inspection history

JUL 14

2016

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

NOTED FOOD STORED INSIDE TIN CAN IN THE SERVICE COOLER BY THE COOKING STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS IN APPROVED CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS....ALSO NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARED AND/OR USED BY DATE.

Minor Sanitation

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

NOTED GREASE ACCUMULATION OF FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE AND BEHIND COOKING STOVE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Employee Hygiene

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

NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE PREP 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND SLOW WATER DRAIN AT THE HAND WASH SINK OF SAME. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

AUG 20

2015

PASS · 0 violations

AUG 18

2015

FAIL 4 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER STILL OVERFLOWING PREVENTING LID FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. THIS IS HARBORAGE AND A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST. INSTRUCTED TO ADEQUATE MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Serious Plumbing & Waste

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

OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED. WASTE WATER BACKING UP INSIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN FAUCET IS TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED TO FIX PROBLEM. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA DRAINING SLOW. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Food Temperature

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE STEAM THERMOMETER TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURES.

AUG 12

2015

FAIL 8 violations 5 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED REAR 4-DOOR COOLER WITH AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46.7. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN REMPERATURE OF 40.0F OR BELOW. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).

Critical Food Temperature

WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE

OBSERVED NO HOT WATER THROUGHOUT FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. WATER TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 64.4F-67.3F AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET, EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AND HANDWASHING SINKS IN BATHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. 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 REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFEF. DOOR HAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH OPENING ON THE BOTTOM DOOR. MUST REPAIR DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING PREVENTING LID FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. THIS IS HARBORAGE AND A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST. INSTRUCTED TO ADEQUATE MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED GREASE BUIL-UP ON WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT AND OPENINGS ON WALL IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST PAINT AND SEAL WALL.MUST MAKE WALL SMOOTH AND EASILY CLENABLE SURFACES.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UNDER CITY CODE. OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA DRAINING SLOW. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Food Temperature

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

MUST PROVIDE STEAM THERMOMETER TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURES. VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS NEEDED AT THE PREP COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Critical Pest Activity

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

OBSERVED BEHIND BUSINESS UNUSED EQUIPMENT WOOD AND OTHER MATERIALS. MUST REMOVE TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

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