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HALAL MANDI HOUSE

6240 N CALIFORNIA AVE, Chicago, IL, 60659

Fail

Most recent inspection

Date
September 11, 2026
Type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Result
Fail
Risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Cited findings
10
Jurisdiction
Cook County (Chicago)

Violations (10)

  • 37

    FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

    3-602.11 MUST LABEL ALL SPICES TAKEN OUT OF THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINER WITH CONTENTS NAME.

  • 39

    CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

    3-307.11 REMOVE THE FLY STRIPS HANGING FROM THE WALLS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREAS.

  • 39

    CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

    3-305.12 OBSERVED BOXES OF CHICKEN STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AT LEAST 6" OFF OF THE FLOOR.

  • 49

    NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

    4-602.13 CLEAN THE PREP TABLES, INTERIOR OF ALL PREP COOLERS AND FREEZERS, DEEP FRYER, STOVE, ROTISSERIE OVEN AND COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AREA. CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE PIPES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UNDER AND ADJACENT TO THE VENTILATION HOOD.

  • 51

    PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

    5-204.12 FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT MOP SINK FAUCET.MUST PROVIDE WHERE IT CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

  • 54

    GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

    5-501.115 OBSERVED SOME LITTER ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE IN THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN THE AREA AROUND THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER CLEAN.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

    6-501.12 CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS, UNDER THE EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS, AND UNDER THE FRONT COUNTER OPEN SPACE.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

    6-501.11 SEAL THE WALLS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, DRY STORAGE AREA AND SPACE UNDER THE FRONT COUNTER. INSTALL CEILING TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, WASHROOMS AND DRY STORAGE AREA WHERE MISSING. REPLACE THE BROKEN DOOR FRAME INSIDE OF THE MEN'S WASHROOM DOOR.

  • 59

    PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED

    8-404.13(B)(3) PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2642287 ON 9/3/26 NOT CORRECTED: 38 - OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROX. 200 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE UTILITY CLOSET IN THE CORNER BY THE HOT WATER TANK, BEHIND AND UNDER THE FRONT COUNTER, AND UNDER THE STORAGE RACKS AND PREP COOLERS IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ALSO OBSERVED 2 LIVE COCKROACHES UNDER THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. ALSO OBSERVED SEVERAL HOUSE FLIES IN THE DINING ROOM AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

  • 61

    SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

    8-304.11 (A) OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF THE CUSTOMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.

Earlier inspections on file

Source: Cook County (Chicago) health department. Data refreshed September 12, 2026. Results are shown in the health department's own wording. This record is provided for general information; confirm current status with the health department before relying on it.