TESFA ETHIOPIAN CUSINE.

Chicago Health Dept

1023-1025 W WILSON AVE · UPTOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

3 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected May 2017.

Last inspected May 2017. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAY 2017

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 2

2017

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN WITH DIRT, DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOORS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS AROUND THE GREASE TRAP AND UNDER AND AROUND THE HOT WATER TANK. DIRTY FLOORS UNDER ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE SECOND FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

APR 24

2017

FAIL 6 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

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

OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE OVERFLOWING WITH CONSTRUCTION AND FOOD DEBRIS. UNABLE TO CLOSE LIDS OF CONTAINER AND DEBRIS, UNUSED ARTICLES AND FOOD GARBAGE ON THE GROUND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE REAR ALLEY/WALKWAY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL GARBAGE, DEBRIS, UNUSED ITEMS, OVER FLOWING GARBAGE AND LIDS MUST BE CLOSED AND TIGHT FITTING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Minor Sanitation

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

ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN WITH DIRT, DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF GAS STOVE WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. EXCESSIVE GREASE IN THE EXHAUST HOOD ABOVE STOVE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR DISH ROOM WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AROUND THE GREASE TRAP AND UNDER AND AROUND THE HOT WATER TANK. DIRTY WOODEN STAIR STEPS TO THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

Minor Sanitation

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

ALL ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE 2ND FLOOR MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED AND ALL OTHER UNNECESSARY ITEMS REMOVED.

Minor Other

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER. MUST PROVIDE.

MAR 18

2016

PASS 5 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

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

LABEL ALL DRY FOOD CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation

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

CAULK WORN OUT ON THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST RE CAULK AND MAINTAIN. RUSTED WIRE RACK SHELVINGS OF THE WALK IN COOLER . MUST REMOVE RUST CLEAN THE WIRE RACK SHELVINGS OR REPLACE.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN THE FAN GUARD OF THE WALK IN COOLER WITH DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

SEAL ALL THE GAP AROUND THE CONDUIT AND PIPE THRU -OUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA. SEAL GAP AROUND THE PIPE BEHIND THE TOILET BOWL AND MAINTAIN. REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE COOKING/PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

LEAK ON THE FAUCET CONNECTOR ARM OF THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR TO STOP THE LEAK.

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