Food Safety Report: Ghareeb Nawaz Restaurant, West Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.

2032 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, 60659 Illinois, United States

Report date: Dec 7, 2021
38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed 3 dead cockroaches behind recliner chair in office and 1 dead roach behind office door. Must remove immediately.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed 1 live cockroach crawling by file cabinet in office. Also observed approximately 20 mice droppings in between unused tables and chairs in dinig area and approximately 10 mice droppings found behind 7-up cooler. Must eliminate all evidence of pest activity on premises. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-020(a). Citation issued.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: 4-202. 16 observed dirty aluminum foil pans being scraped in the sink next to the 3 compartment sink. Management instructed not to reuse single use aluminum foil pans. Also observed rust on the storage shelves inside of the pepsi cooler at the back wall of the restaurant. Management instructed to replace the shelves or scrape and repaint.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: 4-602. 13 clean all cooking surfaces and tables throughout the food prep area including the exterior of the ovens, prep tables, 1 burner stoves, deep fryer, prep coolers inside and out, food storage shelves, bottom of the hot holding display unit at the front counter, interior of all microwaves, the floor mixer and dough sheeter.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: 5-501. 17 no covered waste receptacle was provided in the women's washroom. Management instructed to provide.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 12 clean the walls behind the cooking equipment. Clean the trough floor drains in the food prep area where food is accumulating. Clean the light shields in the food prep area.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 11 repair the openings in the walls of the customer washrooms. Repair the ceiling in the women's washroom in disrepair. Repair the wall and baseboard tiles behind the interior door to the back hallway where the walk-in cooler is located. Regrout the floor tiles where standing water is accumulating between the floor tiles. Replace any broken floor tiles in the food prep area.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 11 the stainless steel wall sections behind the grill are not sealed. Repair the openings in the stainless steel wall behind the grill area so that pest harborage does not occur.

Source: chicago.gov