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Cafe Hoang

July 14, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH PREVIOUS VIOLATION. • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-030(C).
code 10Priority
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED POTS AND PANS STORED ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN FRONT OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL COOKING UTENSILS AT LEAST SIX INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
code 39
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE FOR THE SANITIZER (BLEACH) BEING USED FOR SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION OF THE SANITIZER SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS FLOOR MATS IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE FLOOR COVERINGS THAT ARE A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: UNABLE TO LOCATE AND VERIFY FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 12, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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.