Shadaab Restaurant

2309-2311 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
Indian
Last inspected: Oct 16, 2024
67
Score
Medium Risk

Inspectors have visited Shadaab Restaurant three times, with records going back to 2023. The latest inspection on file is from Oct 16, 2024. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.

Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around eight violations compared to roughly 10 violations earlier on.

When inspectors have written things up, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been the most frequent reason, cited eight times.

Shadaab Restaurant's latest score of 67 falls below the Chicago average of 81. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.

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Inspections
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 16, 2024
Reinspection
8 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-201.16 INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (DISHWASHING AREA).
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.114 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR OUTSIDE AREA WITH CLUTTER AND GARBAGE ON GROUND.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-201.11 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BASEMENT ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEAT HARBORAGE.
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: 4-204.112(B) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: 3-302.12 INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (SUGAR, SALT, FLOUR ETC)
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: 3-602.12 OBSERVED STORE MADE MANGO YOGURT, SWEET KHIR, GULAB JAUN IN PRE-PACKAGED CONTAINERS IN DISPLAY COOLER WITH MISSING INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIST OF INGREDIENTS FOR EACH PRODUCT.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: 4-201.11 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL RACKS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: 4-501.12 INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD WITH STAIN AND DEEP SEAMS ON TOP OF PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT COOKING AREA
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Oct 8, 2024
Complaint
5 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 15 violations
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Inspector notes: PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: FOUND NO SANITIZING TEST STRIPS (FOR CHLORINE) AVAILABLE FOR DETERMINING SANITIZING CONCENTRATION AT 3 COMPARTMENT SANITIZING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: FOUND OVER 30 RODENT (RAT) DROPPINGS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN THE BASEMENT. OBSERVED 2 LIVE COCKROACHES CRAWLING ON THE PREP TABLE IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT LICENSED PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (A) CITATION ISSUED
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Previous core violation corrected
Inspector notes: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2586709 ISSUED ON 12-11-2023 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED #47 - OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL AND CARDBOARD BEING USED AS LINERS ON PREP TABLES AND SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AND CARDBOARD FROM SHELVES AND PREP TABLES AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. #51 - OBSERVED SLOW DRAINING EXPOSED HANDSINK NEAR THE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR SO THAT HANDSINK DRAINS PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN. #55 - OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN. #57 - OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES AT INSPECTION TIME. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES OBTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING TO COMPLY WITH IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS. #58 - OBSERVED ONE CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE OBTAIN ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND RECEIVE ALLERGEN AWARENESS CERTIFICATE.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, BEEF, LAMB, FISH ETC) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES THAT TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOOD IS BEING PREPARED, HELD FOR SERVICE, OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (SUGAR, SALT, FLOUR ETC)
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: OBSERVED STORE MADE MANGO YOGURT, SWEET KHIR, GULAB JAUN IN PRE-PACKAGED CONTAINERS IN DISPLAY COOLER WITH MISSING INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIST OF INGREDIENTS FOR EACH PRODUCT.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT RUSTY METAL RACKS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD WITH STAIN AND DEEP SEAMS ON TOP OF PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT COOKING AREA
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS IN THE KITCHEN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (DISHWASHING AREA).
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR OUTSIDE AREA WITH CLUTTER AND GARBAGE ON GROUND.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BASEMENT ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEAT HARBORAGE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT (COOLER, MICROWAVE, STOVE ETC) IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA.
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Dec 11, 2023
Complaint
6 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Approved thawing methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FACILITY NOT MEETING THAWING REQUIREMENTS. FOOD HANDLER THAWING FROZEN CHICKEN IN TWO-COMPARTMENT PREP SINK SITTING IN STAGNANT WATER. INFORMED THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF PROPER THAWING METHODS ( MUST UTILIZE RUNNING WATER WITH ENOUGH VOLATILITY WHEN THAWING). MUST MEET PROPER THAWING REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL AND CARDBOARD BEING USED AS LINERS ON PREP TABLES AND SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AND CARDBOARD FROM SHELVES AND PREP TABLES AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SLOW DRAINING EXPOSED HANDSINK NEAR THE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR SO THAT HANDSINK DRAINS PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES AT INSPECTION TIME. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES OBTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING TO COMPLY WITH IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ONE CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE OBTAIN ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND RECEIVE ALLERGEN AWARENESS CERTIFICATE.
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Shadaab Restaurant last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Shadaab Restaurant on file is from Oct 16, 2024. The public record contains three inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Shadaab Restaurant?

Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited eight times, more than any other issue at Shadaab Restaurant.

Has Shadaab Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Shadaab Restaurant have averaged around eight violations per visit, down from roughly 10 earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

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