Food Safety Report: Sinya Mediterranean, 3224 N Damen Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

3224 North Damen Avenue, Chicago, 60618 Illinois, United States

Report date: Mar 3, 2023
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no written employee health policy on the premises. Instructed management to provide a signed employee health policy for each employee and mantain as required. Priority foundation 7-38-010,citation issued.

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: found no procedure/plan for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Instructed to provide and maintain required procedure/plan and appropriate supplies or kit. (necessary items at a minimum: gloves, face masks, disposable mops and appropriate sanitizer/spray that is effective against norovirus). Priority foundation violation 7-38-005,citation issued.

8. Hands clean & properly washed
- comments: observed poor hygienic practices. Observed food employee in front prep area cooking chicken on grill then rinsing hands under running water with gloves on then immediately handled ready-to-eat pita bread, cut lettuce for salad and no handwashing. Instructed to wash hands only at handwashing sink and must wash hands after any and every possible contamination. Priority violation 7-38-010,citation issued.

15. Food separated and protected
- comments: observed raw chicken on skewers stored above ready-to-eat blended chickpea pureed used to prepare hummus located in walk-in-cooler. Instructed management to properly store all raw foods so they will not cross contaminate ready-to-eat foods. Priority violation 7-38-005, citation issued.

21. Proper hot holding temperatures
- comments: observed two cooking spit units at front food preparation area not on with tcs foods at improper temperatures: observed beef/lamb at 55. 4f-56. 1f and gyro meat at 64. 0f-67. 1f. Instructed manager that cooking spit units must be continuously on as meat is shaved for plating foods. Instructed manager, hot tcs foods must maintain hot holding temperatures of above 135f at all times. Management voluntarily discarded approximately 50# of food worth $500. Priority violation 7-38-005, citation issued.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: observed bulk containers in rear without a label. Instructed to provide the common name on all bulk containers to properly identify item (salt, sugar, flour etc).

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: instructed to properly store all washcloths in a sanitizing solution especially when not in use.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed stained cutting board on top of the front prep line cooler. Instructed to resurface or replace the cutting boards and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain floors with grease and dried food debris accumulation along the walls and in all corners throughout prep/cooking area especially under and around cooking equipments.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: instructed to detail clean kitchen exhaust hoods/filters to remove accumulations of dusts build-up and maintain.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: allergen training is required for all employees that have a city of chicago food sanitation certificates. Instructed to complete training and keep certificates on site.

Source: chicago.gov