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QAATO INCORPORATION

7118 N CLARK ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60626

Health Inspection: violations

Official health department data. Inspected 2015-08-05; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

11 findings at the latest imported inspection (2015-08-05), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2015-08-05: Complaint

Fail

  • Not Critical: CHI-13 — NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS - Comments: MICE INFESTATION ON PREMISES.WE OBSERVED MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES SPECIALLY IN THE KITCHEN:ON SHELVES BY THE DRY FOODS,UNDER SHELVES,BEHIND AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,INCLUDED INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER. AT REAR STORAGE,UNDER SHELVES AND ON SOUTH EAST CORNER,AND BEHIND THE REAR EXIT DOOR,DROPPINGS ON SHELF UNDER THE PREP TABLE IN THE KITCHEN BETWEEN BLUE FOOD CONTAINERS.BEHIND THE CHEST FREEZER.MICE DROPPINGS UNDER THE SHELF AT NORTH SIDE OF THE KITCHEN AND ON NORTH-EAST CORNER OF THE SAME LOCATION.MICE DROPPINGS UNDER THE FRONT COUNTER AND FEW DROPPINGS INSIDE THE WASHROOM. NUMEROUS DROPPING TO COUNT.OUTER OPENING NOT PROTECTED.REAR DOOR AND SCREEN DOOR NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED.MUST RODENT/INSECT PROOF DOORS.DOOR MUST BE TIGHT FITTED TO FRAME DOOR.NEED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREA MENTIONED.CONTACT PEST CONTROL CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-020
  • Not Critical: CHI-30 — FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: ALL CONTAINERS NEEDS LABELS, IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS,REACH IN,AND STORAGE AREA
  • Not Critical: CHI-36 — LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: LIGHT SHIELD WITH DEBRIS IN THE KITCHEN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  • Not Critical: CHI-3 — POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE:COOKED WHITE RICE STORED AT STEAM TABLE AT TEMP OF 99.8F TO 100.3F,STEAM TABLE WAS TURNED OFF; COOKED GOAT AT TEMP OF 56.9F WHICH WAS STORED IN CONTAINER ON TOP WHITE CHEST FREEZER,AND COOKED DICED GREENS AT TEMP OF 123F STORED ON TOP THE PREP TABLE IN THE KITCHEN.COOKED FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 140F AND ABOVE.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 10,VALUE 100
  • Not Critical: CHI-10 — SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW - Comments: SEWAGE WASTE WATER BACKING UP AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM COMPARTMENT,BLACK WATER WITH FOOD PARTICLES COMING UP TO COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE OF THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL ISSUE. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
  • Not Critical: CHI-32 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, WATER HANDLES BROKEN,AND FAUCET NOT STEADY TO THE TREE COMPARTMENT SINK ,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.HOT WATER HANDLE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT DINING AREA BROKEN ,NO HOT WATER PROVIDED AT SAID SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTH FAUCET. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN IN POOR REPAIR.WATER LEAKING FROM BASE OF THE COMPARTMENT BY THE DRAIN BOARD,MUST WELD UNIT WITH A SMOOTH APPLICATION AND NON-RUST MATERIAL NO STOPPERS PROVIDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  • Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.GREASE BUILD-UP AT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENTS,INCLUDED DEEP FRYER.NEED TO CLEAN PIPE BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. BLACK SLIME AROUND FAUCET AT EXPOSED HAND SINK,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.NEED TO CLEAN HOOD AND FILTERS
  • Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT,DEBRIS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,UNDER SHELVES,ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS,AND CORNERS,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOUND EXTREMELY SOILED A PARTIAL RUG ON FLOOR BY THE STEAM TABLE IN THE KITCHEN INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE FLOOR TILE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. CARPET AT DINING AREA SOILED INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SHAMPOO OR REPLACE IT WITH FLOOR TILES,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.FOOD STORED ON FLOOR MUST BE ELEVATE 6"OFF THE FLOOR.
  • Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: LIGHT SHIELD WITH DEBRIS IN THE KITCHEN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  • Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: KITCHEN WALLS NEED TO BE CLEANED AND REPAIRED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-40 — REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: THERMOMETER IS NEEDED IN THE COOLERS

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