Chiya Chai Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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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: Found observed rear entrance door not rodent proofed, door had 1/4 inch gap on left side corner of door citation issued 7-38-020, serious violation.
  code 18
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: Found/observed no certified food manager with a city of Chicago food sanitation certificate while preparing, handling, serving potentially hazardous foods(chicken curry, creamy masala chicken, cooked vegetables, etc..)at time of inspection, citation issued 7-38-012, serious violation.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Cutting boards that had deep cuts in kitchen prep area, shall be replaced. Bsmt storage shelving that had exposed raw wood, shall be repaired/replaced.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Non food contact surfaces of ice machine(exterior)not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning. Prep table lower shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floor in walk in cooler under shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in bsmt storage areas under shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors behind dish machine area not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners). Floors under cooking equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 12, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.