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SABRI NIHARI RESTAURANT

2500-2502 W DEVON AVE , CHICAGO, IL, 60659

Health Inspection: okay

Official health department data. Inspected 2014-10-07; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2014-10-07), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2014-10-07: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-3 — POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND 50LBS OF YOGURT INSIDE A LARGE STAINLESS STEEL PAN SITTING ON TOP OF A MILK CRATE AT 80.9F. ALSO FOUND FOUR MIDDLE SIZE DEEP POTS HOLDING CURRY SAUCE, LENTIL SOUP AND TWO OTHER STEW AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURES FROM 120.4F TO 100.6F ON THE STOVE TOP BURNERS WHICH WERE TURNED OFF. APPROXIMATE VALUE AT $500.00 DOLLARS ALL ABOVE PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED. MANAGER WAS INSTRCUTED TO MAINTAIN HOT FOODS AT 140F AND COLD FOODS AT 40F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-21 — * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: DURING INSPECTION AT 210PM CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WAS NOT PRESENT WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING SERVED, COOKED AND HANDLED. MANAGER SHOWED UP AT 235PM. CDI CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES.
  • Not Critical: CHI-30 — FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST PROPERLY DATE AND LABEL ALL PREPARED FOOD PRODUCTS INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER.
  • Not Critical: CHI-30 — FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER IN FOOD GRADE BAGS AT ALL TIMES. FOUND MEATS IN SOME COOLERS AND IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER IN PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS.
  • Not Critical: CHI-31 — CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: MUST PROPERLY SOUP SPOONS IN THE SERVICE KITCHEN WITH THE HANDLES UP SO AS TO NOT CONTAMINATE WHEN USED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-32 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REPAIR LOOSE GASKET AT THE 2DR REFRIGERATOR IN THE SERVICE KITCHEN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK NEXT TO THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE MAIN REAR KITCHEN AREA.

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