FALAFEL DREAM, INC. Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED PREPARED SALADS, HUMMUS, AND CHICKEN INSIDE COOLERS AT IMPROPER TEMP, READING 46'F-50'F, ALL PRODUCT DUMPED AND DENATURED, AT A COST OF ABOUT $100.00 AND ABOUT 10 LBS, INSTRUCTED ON MAINTAINING COLD FOOD TEMPS 40'F AND BELOW, CRITICAL CITATION: 7-38-005 (A)

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: FRONT AREA DISPLAY COOLER SHELVES, REACH-IN COOLER SHELVES IN KITCHEN AREA, CUTTING BOARD, REAR OF KITCHEN, VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND INTERIOR FRYERS ALL NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL SURFACES DAILY AND MAINTAIN,

Dirty equipment harbors bacteria and attracts pests.

All equipment and utensils must be clean and properly maintained.

Equipment clean to sight and touch; Free of food debris and grease; Maintained in good repair; Stored properly when clean.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT PREMISES, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT, AND MISSING COVER TO FLOOR DRAIN, IN BATHROOM, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND PROVIDE COVER FOR FLOOR DRAIN,

Damaged floors harbor bacteria and create safety hazards.

Floors must be smooth, cleanable, and maintained.

Smooth, non-porous in food areas; Properly sloped to drains; Coving at wall junctures; Kept clean; Good repair.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT PREMISES, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT, AND MISSING COVER TO FLOOR DRAIN, IN BATHROOM, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND PROVIDE COVER FOR FLOOR DRAIN,

Damaged floors harbor bacteria and create safety hazards.

Floors must be smooth, cleanable, and maintained.

Smooth, non-porous in food areas; Properly sloped to drains; Coving at wall junctures; Kept clean; Good repair.