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Bonchon

April 24, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER HAND CLEANING PROCEDURE. EMPLOYEE WITH GLOVES ON HANDS RINSED HANDS WITHOUT USING SOAP AND DRIED THEM WITH A WIPING CLOTH USED TO WIPE THE FOOD PREP SURFACES. MUST WASH BARE HANDS WITH SOAP AND DRY WITH A PROPER HAND DRYING PROVISION. FOOD HANDLER TOOK OFF GLOVES AND PROPERLY WASHED HANDS AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED
code 8Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS ON SITE. FOUND INSIDE AN UNHEATED HOTBOX NEAR THE DEEP-FRYING AREA: CHICKEN STRIPS (93.7F), CHICKEN WINGS (109.9F-118.0F), CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS (97.0F-127.2F), BONELESS CHICKEN (113.0F). FOOD HANDLER WAS OBSERVED PUTTING FRESHLY FRIED CHICKEN ON TOP OF CHICKEN THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN FOUND OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT. APRROXIMATELY 60LBS WORTH OF PRODUCT AT $550 DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD HOT TCS FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. IN THE WALK-IN COOLER A CONTAINER OF RAW CHICKEN STRIPS (52.0F). IN AN ICE BATH ON A PREP TABLE A CONTAINER AND SMALL PREPACKAGED TOGO CONTAINERS OF KIMCHI (55.6F-63.7F) AND PREPACKAGED TOGO CONTAINERS OF COLESLAW (53.0F-60.4F). IN TWO PREP COOLERS ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT: CHICKEN (56.9F-77.7F), SHRIMP BITES (48.2F), BEEF (66.2F), SHREDDED CHEESE (54.3F), AND SCRAMBLED EGGS (49.2F). MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 28LBS AT $115 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #21.
code 22
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SIDE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR WITH SMALL OPENINGS. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LOWER WALLBASES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE FLOOR NEAR THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH BROKEN DOWN CARDBOARD BOXES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH NONSLIP MATS FOR THE MENTIONED FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 17, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 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.

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