Food Safety Report: Maharaj Indian Grill, 333 S State St , Chicago, Il, USA.

8 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, 60604 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jan 4, 2022
10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: found women and mens employee washroom handwashing sink water temperature range from 56f - 70 f. Instructed manager to provide a minnimum hot water temperature of 100f at all times. Priority violation. 7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: found low temperature dish machine sanitizing solution at 0 ppm, while in use. Instructed manager to provide a chlorine based sanitizing solution of 50 - 100 ppm. Priority violation. 7-38-025. Citation issued.

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety foods (tcs): cooked chicken, cooked beans, cooked rice, cooked spinach and cooked lentils, held for over 24 hours without discard date (found no date mark on food at all) instructed facility to provide discard date for any ready-to-eat tcs foods held for over 24 hours. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005. Citation issued. Facility discarded 30 pounds of food cost $150.

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: found no thermometers inside of any coolers. Instructed manager to provide.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: found the following food items stored in bulk containers without the common name of the food labeled on said container: chickpeas, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, turmeric, coriander, and fenugreek leaves. Found food items stored in dry storage and on hot line. Instructed manager to provide the common name of food on all food containers taken out of its original packaging.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: found prep table directly next to handwashing sink. Found no barrier between prep table and handwashing sink. Instructed manager to provide splash guard to prevent miscellaneous sources of contamination.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: found cutting boards attached to all prep tables stained with deep grooves. Instructed manager to resurface of replace.

52. Sewage & waste water properly disposed
- comments: found ni grease trap located at 2 out of 2 3 compartments sinks. Grease trap must be located at time of inspection. Instructed manager to provide.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: found ceilings over prep area filled with an excessive amount of dust instructed manage to clean and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: found light shield over prep table near warewashing area cracked instructed manager to repair or replace to prevent physical contamination.

Source: chicago.gov