Idof Fresh Mediterranean

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Mar 4, 2025 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralFood temperature

     Not enough equipment, or the wrong method, to cool and hold food at safe temperatures.

     Inspector’s note: Found reach in cooler in prep area at 60f found no food items in bottom portion. Noted food items stored with ice at top of prep cooler. Must provide a cold holding temperature of 41f at all times. Cooler tagged and held for inspection by cdph. Instructed to no longer use cooler until it is has a cold holding temperature of 41f.

     Official wording (code 33)

     Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control

2. Mar 4, 2025 Pass

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

   No violations

3. Feb 27, 2024 Pass

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

   No violations

4. Feb 20, 2024 Fail

   Canvass · Fail

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralRepeat violation

     A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

     Inspector’s note: Found continued non- compliance from inspection report # 2575199 conducted on 5/1/23. The following previous core violations were not corrected: 5-501.17 observed no covered receptacle inside of the women's toilet room. Instructed to provide. 6-501.12observed excessive accumulated dust debris on the vents above the prep table in the rear food prep area. Instructed to clean. 2-102.13 observed two male employees without food handlers certificates. Instructed all new hires must obtain a food handler's certificate within 30 days of hire. 2-102.13 observed the city of chicago food service sanitation manager without a allergen training certificate. Instructed to meet requirement. Instructed manager to comply . Priority foundation violation. 7-42-090. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 60)

     Previous core violation corrected

5. May 2, 2023 Pass

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

   4 general2 paperwork Show violations

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

     Inspector’s note: 3-601.11 observed prepackaged pita chips and desserts for sale at the front customer counter without proper labels containing business name and address. Instructed to provide.

     Official wording (code 37)

     Food properly labeled; original container

   • GeneralFood handling

     Single-use items weren’t stored or used properly.

     Inspector’s note: 4-502.13 observed cardboard being re-used as a shelf liner for the lower shelf of the prep table by the cooking equipment. Instructed not to re-use cardboard, all surfaces must be smooth and easily cleanable.

     Official wording (code 45)

     Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: 5-501.17 observed no covered receptacle inside of the women's toilet room. Instructed to provide.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: 6-501.12 observed excessive accumulated dust debris on the vents above the prep table in the rear food prep area. Instructed to clean.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: 2-102.13 observed two male employees without food handlers certificates. Instructed all new hires must obtain a food handler's certificate within 30 days of hire.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: 2-102.13 observed the city of chicago food service sanitation manager without a allergen training certificate. Instructed to meet requirement.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

6. May 1, 2023 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   2 critical4 general2 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Cold food was held above a safe temperature.

     Inspector’s note: 3-501.16(a:2,&b) observed tcs foods at inadequate cold holding temperatures located in a cold holding unit at the front customer serving/food prep area; about about 6 lbs of hummus ranging from 48f-52f, about 1 lb of chickpea sald at 51f, about 1 lb of babaganush at 48f about about 1/2lb of grape leaves at 53f. Instructed to discard and denature said tcs foods and always maintain all cold holding tcs foods at 41f or below at all times. Manager discarded said tcs foods during the inspection. Priority violation. Citation issued 7-38-005.

     Official wording (code 22)

     Proper cold holding temperatures

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Not enough equipment, or the wrong method, to cool and hold food at safe temperatures.

     Inspector’s note: 4-301.11 observed a 2 door prep cooler, with tcs foods inside, at an ambient air temperature of 60f per the unit's internal thermometer. Instructed to repair and maintain all cold holding units at 41f or below at all times. Unit tagged and held for inspection by cdph and may not be used. Priority violation. Citation issued 7-38-005.

     Official wording (code 33)

     Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

     Inspector’s note: 3-601.11 observed prepackaged pita chips and desserts for sale at the front customer counter without proper labels containing business name and address. Instructed to provide.

     Official wording (code 37)

     Food properly labeled; original container

   • GeneralFood handling

     Single-use items weren’t stored or used properly.

     Inspector’s note: 4-502.13 observed cardboard being re-used as a shelf liner for the lower shelf of the prep table by the cooking equipment. Instructed not to re-use cardboard, all surfaces must be smooth and easily cleanable.

     Official wording (code 45)

     Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: 5-501.17 observed no covered receptacle inside of the women's toilet room. Instructed to provide.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: 6-501.12 observed excessive accumulated dust debris on the vents above the prep table in the rear food prep area. Instructed to clean.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: 2-102.13 observed two male employees without food handlers certificates. Instructed all new hires must obtain a food handler's certificate within 30 days of hire.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: 2-102.13 observed the city of chicago food service sanitation manager without a allergen training certificate. Instructed to meet requirement.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

7. Jun 27, 2022 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   1 critical3 general3 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Prepared food wasn’t date-marked, or was kept past its discard date.

     Inspector’s note: Observed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety foods (tcs): cooked chicken, cooked quinoa, and cooked rice, held for over 24 hours without discard date. Instructed facility to provide discard date for any ready-to-eat tcs foods held for over 24 hours. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 23)

     Proper date marking and disposition

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Found storage racks located in walk in cooler filled with grey fuzzy unkonwn substance. Instructed manager to clean sanitize and maintain.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: Found front handwashing sink hot water knob stripped.instructed manager to repair and maintain.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: Found no covered garbage receptacle located in womens toilet room. Instructed manager to provide.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     No manager on duty held a City of Chicago food sanitation certificate.

     Inspector’s note: Found no valid city of chicago food service sanitation manager certificate posted on site while time/temperature control for safety foods (chicken) are being prepared and served to the public. A valid city of chicago food service sanitation manager certificate must be on site at all times while tcs foods are prepared and served to the public. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-012. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 2)

     City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: Found no proof of food handler training. Instructed manager to provide proof of food handler training for all food handlers.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Found no proof of allergen training on site at time of inspection. Instructed to provide allegren training for all city of chicago food service managers.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

8. Dec 8, 2021 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Rope used to hold clean pots at right side of clean utensils shelves, instructed to use easy to clean material surfaces.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

9. Nov 14, 2019 Pass

   License · Pass

   No violations