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Always Thai

February 23, 2016 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL INSIDE PREMISES. OBSERVED TWO LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON TOP OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ON FLOOR UNDERNETH 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRCUED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICES NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ROACH ACTIVITY PROBLEM. SERIOUS VIOLATION.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRCUTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. OBSERVED GRASE BUILDUP ON SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, GREASE TRAP AND PIPES BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHID COOKING EQUIPMENT ALSO OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT ON KITCHEN WALLS BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT WALLS.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLE IN REAR STORAGE MOP SINK MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE ROOM TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 16, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.