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OBEROI'S INDIAN FOOD AND DELHI NIHARI

6405-6407 N BELL AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60645 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

OBEROI'S INDIAN FOOD AND DELHI NIHARI has been inspected 6 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since December 27, 2018. The most recent inspection, on February 8, 2023, found no infractions.

1 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 26, 2022. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 18, 2022. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 18, 2022. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 26, 2022. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 26, 2022. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

6 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • 3-302.12: DRY STORAGE FOOD CONTAINERS AND FOOD SPRAY BOTTLES ARE NOT LABELED AND ARE SCATTERED IN THE KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • 3-307.11: CUPS AND BOWLS USED AS A SCOOP WITHOUT A HANDLE IN DRY STORAGE FOOD CONTAINERS. THE FACILITY MUST PROVIDE SCOOPS WITH A HANDLE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-602.13: THE INTERIOR OF ALL REACH-IN COOLERS AND GASKETS IS NOT CLEAN TO SIGHT AND TOUCH. THE FACILITY MUST BE CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • 6-202.14: THE RESTROOM DOES NOT HAVE A SELF-CLOSING OR TIGHT-FITTED DOOR. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13: ALL FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS HAVE EXPIRED. THE FACILITY MUST ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES ARE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFIED.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • 2-102.13: THE CURRENT CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER DOES NOT HAVE AN ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE. ALL CITY-CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN AN ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE.
  3. Canvass

    13 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • A COMPLETE SPILL KIT IS NOT PROVIDED ON-SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PROVIDED THE REQUIRED LIST OF ITEMS NEEDED FOR A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENT WHILE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38.005 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • COOKED CHICKEN TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 47.3F, COOKED TOMATO SAUCE TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 64.5F FOUND IN A COOLER NEAR THE STATION CLOSEST TO THE DINING AREA, AND COOKED YOGURT TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 76.2F FOUND IN LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINERS LEFT OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. INADEQUATELY HELD FOOD WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURED ON SITE. APPROXIMATELY 95POUNDS OF TCS FOODS AT A TOTAL COST OF $190.00 WAS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 29. COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP
      • FERMENTATION OF YOGURT IS NOT APPROVED FOR AS A SPECIAL PROCESS IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. OBSERVED MULTIPLE CONTAINERS OF YOGURT LEFT OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, MEASURED AT 76.2F. ITEMS WERE DISCARDED AND DENATURED ON SITE. THE FACILITY CAN NOT FERMENT ITS YOGURT ON SITE. THE FACILITY MUST OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR A HACCP AND VARIANCE PLAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • DRY STORAGE FOOD CONTAINERS AND FOOD SPRAY BOTTLES ARE NOT LABELED AND ARE SCATTERED IN THE KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • THE EXTERIOR FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR ALLOWS FOR PESTS. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE SELF-CLOSING, SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND LIMITED TO DESIGNATED USE.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • CUPS AND BOWLS USED AS A SCOOP WITHOUT A HANDLE IN DRY STORAGE FOOD CONTAINERS. THE FACILITY MUST PROVIDE SCOOPS WITH A HANDLE.
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON/NEAR MEAT CUTTING BOARD. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHES MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILY.
    • 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
      • CLEAN KITCHEN EQUIPMENT STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DISH AREA. ALL DISHWARE ITEMS MUST BE AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • THE INTERIOR OF ALL REACH-IN COOLERS AND GASKETS IS NOT CLEAN TO SIGHT AND TOUCH. THE FACILITY MUST BE CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • THE RESTROOM DOES NOT HAVE A SELF-CLOSING OR TIGHT-FITTED DOOR. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • ALL FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS HAVE EXPIRED. THE FACILITY MUST ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES ARE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFIED.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • THE CURRENT CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER DOES NOT HAVE AN ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE. ALL CITY-CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN AN ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE.
    • 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS WERE NOT CORRECTED FROM THE PREVIOUS CANVASS INSPECTION CONDUCTED ON 10/16/2019. REPORT #:2315956 #55.) 6-501.12: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN BEHIND AND UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE. #56.) 4-202.18: FOUND EXHAUST HOOD FILTERS NOT CLEAN OVER STOVE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  4. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • FOUND NO SOLUTION EFFECTIVE FOR NOROVRUS INCLUDED WITH VOMIT SPILLKIT.PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. MUST OBTAIN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH LEAKY FAUCET. MUST REPAIR.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN BEHIND AND UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT AT KITCHEN.MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • FOUND EXHAUST HOOD FILTERS NOT CLEAN OVER STOVE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  5. License Re-Inspection

    8 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILTY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE /PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED DOOR HANDLE ON SMALL COKE REACH IN REFRIGERATOR IN DISREPAIR IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVES OF ALL REACH IN REGRIGERATORS, MUST REMOVE RUST AND RESTORE SURFACES TO SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAIN.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE GAS LINES ON BACK OF COOKING EQUIPMENT CONNECTED TO THE WALL . MUST REMOVE ALL GREASE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD UP ON THE SHELF UNDER THE FLAT TOP GRILL. MUST CLEAN AND MANITAIN. OBSERVED GASKETS ON ALL REACH IN REFRIGERATORS UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED OLD COOKING EQUIPEMNT STORED IN SECOND DINING ROOM AND DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST REMOVE ALL OLD COOKING EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED LIGHT BULBS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WITH NO PROTECTIVE SHIELDING. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY FO CHICAGO FOOD SANITIATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN
  6. License

    10 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILTY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE /PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED 3 LIVE COCKROACHES OF MULTIPLE LIFE CYCLES WITHIN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST ELIIMINATE ALL LIVE ACTIVITY AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(a).
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED INCOMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH NO CONTRACT FOR LICENSED EXTERMINATOR.MUST PROVIDE CONTRACT WITH LICENSED EXTERMINATOR FOR CURRENT FACILITY.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(C).
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED DOOR HANDLE ON SMALL COKE REACH IN REFRIGERATOR IN DISREPAIR IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVES OF ALL REACH IN REGRIGERATORS, MUST REMOVE RUST AND RESTORE SURFACES TO SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAIN.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE GAS LINES ON BACK OF COOKING EQUIPMENT CONNECTED TO THE WALL . MUST REMOVE ALL GREASE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD UP ON THE SHELF UNDER THE FLAT TOP GRILL. MUST CLEAN AND MANITAIN. OBSERVED GASKETS ON ALL REACH IN REFRIGERATORS UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED OLD COOKING EQUIPEMNT STORED IN SECOND DINING ROOM AND DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST REMOVE ALL OLD COOKING EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED LIGHT BULBS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WITH NO PROTECTIVE SHIELDING. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY FO CHICAGO FOOD SANITIATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN

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