ZAYTUNE MEDITERRANEAN GRILL.

Chicago Health Dept

4322 N WESTERN AVE · NORTH CENTER, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

5 inspections on record since 2015 · 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 10

2017

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

1-DOOR DOUGH COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKET RIPPED. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKET.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON BASEMENT FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO KEEP BASEMENT FLOOR DRY THROUGHOUT.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

1-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING AT BASE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.

MAY 3

2017

FAIL 5 violations

Serious Sanitation

DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

NO SANITIZING CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SANITIZING TEST STRIPS ON PREMISES FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND SANITIZING BUCKET. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.

Minor Sanitation

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

1-DOOR DOUGH COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKET RIPPED. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKET.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON BASEMENT FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO KEEP BASEMENT FLOOR DRY/THROUGHOUT.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

1-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING AT BASE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO THERMOMETER INSIDE SODA REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR SAID COOLER AND CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.

JUN 17

2016

PASS · 0 violations

JUN 10

2016

FAIL 5 violations

Serious Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

DURING INSPECTION FOUND FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. FOUND EVIDENCE OF THREE 1-LB BAGS OF FROZEN SHRIMP WITH ICE CRYSTALS BEING THAWED AND REFROZEN INSIDE A LARGE ICE BOX FREEZER. PRODUCT WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED BY MANAGEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT FROZEN FOODS MUST NOT HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF ICE CRYSTALS AT ANY TIME MAINTAIN 0F FOR FROZEN PRODUCTS AT ALL TIMES.APPROXIMATE VALUE OF PRODUCT $300.00 SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Other

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

DURING INSPECTION FOUND THE FURTHEST RIGHT HAND SIDE COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE NOT IN WORKING ORDER. ALL EQUIPMENT MUST BE IN WORKING ORDER AT ALL TIMES. THERE IS A SPRAYER AT THIS 3-COMP SINK WHICH IS WORKING IN ORDER TO FILL THE ABOVE STATED 3RD COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMP SINK.

Minor Chemical Safety

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

MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOODS NOT IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINER. FOUND SQUIRT BOTTLES WITH OLIVE OIL, CONTAINERS WITH FLOUR, AND LENTILS NOT LABELED.MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST USE SCOOPERS WITH HANDLES AT ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS HOLDING RICE, LENTILS AND FLOUR. FOUND SMALL BOWLS AND PLATES BEING USED AS SCOOPERS WITH NO HANDLES.MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Documentation & Training

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

ALL FOOD HANDLER'S MUST PROVIDE THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES.MUST PROVIDE FOR THE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.

JUL 16

2015

PASS · 0 violations

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