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Bai Ordo

July 28, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: NOTED RAW MEAT BEING THAWED ON A PREP TABLE. REVIEWED PROPER THAWING METHODS.
code 35
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE CLEAN POTS AND PANS HANGING DIRECTLY ABOVE THE UTILITY MOP SINK.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN COOLERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE PLASTIC BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR BACKSLASH ON THE GAS STOVE. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • NOTED PEELING PLASTIC ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE.----NOTED FRONT TEA PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK BADLY STAINED FROM TEA. REVIEWED THAT HAND WASHING SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY AND MUST CLEAN SINK AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER THAT PROPERLY DRAINS IN THE FRONT TEA PREP AREA FOR DUMPING AND PREPARING TEA.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE SOILED MOPS AND DIRTY MOP BUCKET ON THE REAR WALKWAY. • ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE REAR PATIO TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING. • FLOOR AT THE FRONT TEA PREP AREA NEXT TO CABINET WITH DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS MATTING FOR FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND AT THE DISH AREA. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF NEW HIRING FOR EMPLOYEE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
code 57

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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.