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Reza's Restaurant

1477-1479 W Berwyn Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Indian
Last inspected: May 13, 2013
67
Score
Medium Risk

There aren't many inspections to draw from yet: just two so far. The latest inspection on file is from May 13, 2013. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either. The file hasn't been updated since May 13, 2013, so take the current picture with that in mind.

The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around three violations to closer to eight violations.

The most common issue across all inspections has been “walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code”, showing up two times.

By comparison, the average Chicago facility scores 81, putting Reza's Restaurant on the weaker side. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.

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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
May 13, 2013
Routine
8 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Sanitizing rinse for equipment and utensils: clean, proper temperature, concentration, exposure time
Inspector notes: LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE NOT SANITIZING, 0 PPM CHLORINE, HOWEVER DISHMACHINE WAS NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE MUST SANITIZE AT 100 PPM CHLORINE. DISHMACHINE REPAIRED BY ECOLAB TECHNICIAN AT THIS TIME, SANITIZING AT 100 PPM CHLORINE. 7-38-030, NO CITATION ISSUED.
8
Food protected during storage, preparation, display, service and transportation
Inspector notes: LUNCH BUFFET HOT HOLDING/COLD HOLDING UNITS NOT PROTECTED, NO SNEEZE GUARDS IN PLACE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE BARRIER/SNEEZE GUARDS AT ALL CUSTOMER SELF-SERVICE BUFFET UNITS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
16
Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: SOME BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN BASEMENT. MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH CONTENTS NAME.
30
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES, LOW GROUT AND STANDING WATER THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP AND DISHWASH AREAS. MUST REPAIR FLOOR/KEEP FLOOR DRY AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GAP BETWEEN CEILING AND DUCT AT REAR 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA, WATER DAMAGED/DIRTY CEILING TILES AT BASEMENT PREP/DISHWASH AREAS, PEELING PAINT ON PIPE ALONG WALL FROM BEHIND/ABOVE DISHMACHINE AND FOOD STAINS ON WALLS AT BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST SEAL GAPS, REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILES, REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS THROUGHOUT.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING LIGHT COVERS ABOVE BASEMENT PREP TABLES. MUST PROVIDE COVERS FOR ALL CEILING LIGHTS.
36
Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: 1ST FLOOR FRONT PREP AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING AT FAUCET AND BASEMENT WALL MOUNTED FAUCET LEAKING BY HOT WATER TANK, NO FLOOR DRAIN FOR FAUCET BETWEEN BASEMENT PREP AREA AND HOT WATER TANK. MUST REPAIR FAUCETS AND INSTALL PROPER DRAIN (WATER ACCUMULATED UNDER FAUCET). STRONG SEWER GAS ODOR IN BASEMENT AREA AROUND EXPOSED HAND SINK/1-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST ELIMINATE ODOR.
38
Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WRONG THERMOMETER INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE WORKING COOLER THERMOMETER FOR WALK IN COOLER. REACH IN COOLERS MISSING CONSPICUOUSLY PLACE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME.
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May 3, 2012
Routine
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/STANDING WATER ON FLOOR AT BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AND POT WASH 3-COMARTMENT SINK AREA ALSO OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE ALL FLOOR DRAINS. MUST CLEAN FLOOR/KEEP FLOOR DRY ALSO MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS AND MAINTAIN.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AND CEILING AROUND GREASE TRAP AT BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN WALLS/CEILING THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
35
Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: CEILING LIGHT SHIELD MISSING ABOVE BASEMENT UTENSIL STORAGE ROOM. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT COVER.
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Reza's Restaurant last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Reza's Restaurant on file is from May 13, 2013. The public record contains two inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Reza's Restaurant?

Across the inspection record, “walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Reza's Restaurant.

Has Reza's Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Reza's Restaurant have averaged around eight violations per visit, up from roughly three earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Reza's Restaurant means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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