Food Safety Report: Shawarma Inn, 5523 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, USA.

5523 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, 60625 Illinois, United States

Report date: Mar 30, 2020
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: no city of chicago certified food manager on site during the inspection while the temperature control for safety foods (chicken) has been prepared and served. Instructed a city of chicago certified food manager must be on site at all times foods are being prepared and served. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012. No citation issued

3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no employees health policy. Must provide and maintain. (priority foundation-7-38. 010-no citation issued)

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: observed no clean-up of vomiting and diarrhea procedure and clean-up kit on premises during inspection. Instructed to have said procedure along with required equipment for clean-up. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued. 7-38-005

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand washing sink in front prep and food service area. Must provide properly supplied hand washing sinks with hot and cold water in convenient distance for every employee. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c) no citation issued.

29. Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
- comments: observed that facility is fermenting and acidifying food (sauerkraut, turshy) and does not haccp plan on site or variance approved by regulatory authority. Must provide haccp and variance for named product. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. No citation issued

32. Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
- comments: observed no variance for special process issued from regulatory authority , on site during inspection. Please refer to violation #29

43. In-use utensils: properly stored
- comments: observed tongs and serving utensils stored directly on some food with handles in contact with the food. Must remove and store all utensils with the handles up and away from direct contact with food, in-between usage. -

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must repair or replace and maintain broken gasket on door to reach in cooler and must not use duck tape of way of repair , slide door cooler

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted assorted food items inside coolers and refrigeration units food stored inside grocery bags. Instructed to properly store all food items inside approved food grade containers.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed use of unprotected wood in row food preparation process as support of food skewer's for kabob prepared for grilling. Must use easy cleanable materials do not use unprotected wood in use preparation,

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: backflow prevention devices not located at ice machine and mop sink faucet. Must install so backflow prevention devices or air gap between the water supply inlet and the unit so it may be located to be serviced and maintained.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must repair or replace broken and damaged floor tiles in food prep area

Source: chicago.gov