RED SEA RESTAURANT
2043 W Howard ST, CHICAGO, IL 60645 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
RED SEA RESTAURANT has been inspected once by Chicago Department of Public Health, on March 15, 2016. The most recent inspection, on March 15, 2016, recorded 5 infractions.
No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. All recorded findings relate to upkeep, equipment or paperwork rather than direct food-handling risks.
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.
Equipment and utensilsLower risk
Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.
Recorded 3 times on March 15, 2016. For example:
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on March 15, 2016. For example:
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded once on March 15, 2016. For example:
LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED
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.
1 inspection
- License
5 infractions
- 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
- OBSERVED INTERIOR OF LARGE WHITE REACH IN REFRIGERATOR WITHIN KITHCEN WITH RUST ON LOWER SHELF. REMOVE RUST AND RESTORE SURFACE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
- OBSERVED INTERIOR OF BEER COOLER AT BAR UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED INTERIOR OF OVENS UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
- OBSERVED SINK STOPPERS NEEDED AT BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 39. LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED
- OBSERVED SIRTY LINEN ON FLOOR OF REAR STORAGE ROOM. ALL SOILED LINEN MUST BE STORED IN LAUNDRY BAG OFF OD FLOOR.
- 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
- IDPH FOOD HANDLER INFORMATION PROVIDED
- 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
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