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SHATA MEDITERRANEAN

2014 W DIVISION ST, CHICAGO, IL 60622 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

SHATA MEDITERRANEAN has been inspected 10 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since March 23, 2015. The most recent inspection, on May 2, 2019, found no infractions.

4 of 10 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: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Pests and Food source, labelling and allergens.

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.

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 3, 2017. For example: HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 3, 2017. For example: OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

  • 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 once on March 3, 2017. For example: FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded once on June 21, 2016. For example: DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

  • 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 8 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on April 16, 2018. For example: VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

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.

10 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE/DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLE, PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN,LAMB,TURKEY AND HUMMUS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENROLL MORE EMPLOYEE'S IN FOODSERVICE SANITATION CLASS. A CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER HAS TO BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED #7-38-012.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE FRONT PREP AREA BY RICE STEAMER.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NOTED A LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  3. Canvass

    0 infractions

  4. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
      • HANDSINK IN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY DRIANING AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. HANDSINK MUST BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS IN PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT HANDSINK AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SOAP AND TOWELS AT ALL TIMES AND TO HAVE HANDSINK PROPERLY DRAINING AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED. GREASE ENCRUSTED TO THE TOP AND SIDES OF GREASE CONTAINER. OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. GARBAGE ON GROUND AROUND CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • ALL PREPACKAGED BAKED GOODS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED. ALL FOOD ITEMS IN WALK IN COOLER MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CEILING TILES, LIGHT SHEILDS, AND WALLS WITH FOOD SPLATTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN. COVING AT RESTROOM AREA IN NEED OF REPAIR. WALL/WINDOW AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  6. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON PREMISES,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  7. Canvass

    8 infractions

    • 6. HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.
      • POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICE, EMPLOYEE OPENED BOTH WASHROOM DOORS, TO CHECK RESTROOMS, THEN WENT BACK TO THE KITCHEN AND GLOVED HIS HANDS WITHOUT FIRST HAND WASHING. INFORMATION ON HAND WASHING GIVEN. EMPLOYEES MUST FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURE: HAND WASHING PRIOR TO GLOVE HANDS. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • NO SOAP PROVIDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK. PRESENTLY EMPLOYEE ARE HANDLING COLD/HOT FOOD. DISH SOAP PROVIDED AT EXPOSED UPON MY REQUEST. SOAP MUST BE PROVIDED AT SAID SINK AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION. ALSO WOMEN'S WASHROOM (USED FOR EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMERS) NOT MAINTAINED. TOILET BOWL WAS USED AND CLOGGED, UNABLE TO FLUSH. GARBAGE RECEPTACLES ARE OVERFLOWING WITH USED PAPER IN BOTH WASHROOMS AND NO LIDS PROVIDED ON THEM. MUST REPAIR THE CAUSE AND PROVIDE LIDS FOR THE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED. WE(EMPLOYEE AND MY SELF)OBSERVED GARBAGE OVERFLOWING WITH GARBAGE A LOT OF FLIES IN AND AROUND THE GARBAGE ,ALSO FOUL ODOR FROM IT, LID UNABLE TO CLOSE. WASTE OIL CONTAINER WITH WASTE OIL ON TOP THE LID,ALSO ON GROUND UNDER AND BEHIND THE WASTE OIL CONTAINER. OBSERVED A FIVE POUNDS PLASTIC BUCKET FULL OF ASHES UNCOVERED STORED BETWEEN THE GARBAGE CONTAINERS(SAME KIND OF BUCKET IS ON PREMISES FULL UNCOVERED WITH ASHES).INSTRUCTED TO KEEP GARBAGE CONTAINER AND GROUND CLEAN ,LIDS CLOSED TO MINIMIZE RODENT AND INSECT ACTIVITIES. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PRESENTLY PREPARED AND SERVED(CHICKEN, RICE ,VARIOUS KIND OF KABOBS ETC)A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS PREPARED OR HANDLED. CERTIFIED MANAGER REPORTED ON PREMISES AT 1:02pm. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012(A)
    • 22. DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK
      • NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT PROVIDED ON PREMISES,INFORMATION GIVEN ON 12-14-15 ,REPORT #159166 UNDER COMMENT.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030
    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 12-14-15 REPORT #1591660 #32-RAW WOOD AT FRONT COUNTER IN NEED OF SEALING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. #33-INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES #34-FLOORS IN CORNERS AND UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES #38-HOOD VENTILATION UNIT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. HAND SINK IN PREP AREA SLOW DRAIN. ALL CLEANING AND REPAIR MUST BE CORRECTED AND MAINTAINED #41-ANY UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA MUST BE REMOVED AND OR ORGANIZED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN TODAY 6-21-16 WE(EMPLOYEE AND I)OBSERVED THE SAME VIOLATIONS. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT IN PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON PREMISES,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  8. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • RAW WOOD AT FRONT COUNTER IN NEED OF SEALING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS IN CORNERS AND UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • WALLS BEHIND FOOD PREP LINE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • AIR VENTS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. HOOD VENTILATION UNIT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. HAND SINK IN PREP AREA SLOW DRAIN. ALL CLEANING AND REPAIR MUST BE CORRECTED AND MAINTAINED.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • ANY UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA MUST BE REMOVED AND OR ORGANIZED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  9. License

    2 infractions

    • 37. TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
      • TOILET ROOM DOORS IN NEED OF SELF CLOSING DEVICE. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN.
  10. License

    0 infractions

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