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Chiya Chai Cafe

April 2, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings14
  • critical findings5

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Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
    Inspector note: PERSON IN CHARGE WAS NOT ON DUTY.MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
    code 1Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (RICE,SOMAS,CHICKEN,ETC).MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 11:35 A.M..(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION - NO CITATION ISSUED)
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN -UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
    code 5Priority
  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE ON CELL PHONE IN REAR PREP AREA ,THEN HE PUT IT DOWN AND THEN CONTINUED TO CUT ONIONS ON CUTTING BOARD.ANOTHER MALE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST CAME BACK IN TO FOOD PREP AREA AND PUT RAW CHICKEN INTO A LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINER,A MALE EMPLOYEE IN FRONT PREP AREA RETURNED TO PREP AREA AND WIPIED HIS FACE WITH HIS HANDS THEN TOUCHED COFFEE CUPS NEITHER ONE WASHED HANDS.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.COS(PRIORITY 7-38-010)
    code 8Priority
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED INCOMPLETE DATE MARKINGS ON TCS READY TO EAT FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24HOURS INSIDE OF COOLER.MUST COMPLETE DATE MARKINGS AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
    code 23
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE. • MUST LABEL REPACKAGED DESSERTS WITH PROPER INFO GIVEN.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED 3- FLY STRIPS HANGING FROM CEILING IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE IN AREA. • OBSERVED AN APPX"1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT ENTRY DOOR.MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING.
    code 38
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON DISH AND OVERHEAD SHELVES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.
    code 44
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON REACH IN FREEZER 1ST FL. PREP AREA. • MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT PEELING WOOD SURFACE UNDER DISH MACHINE IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND THE WOOD SURFACE COUNTER TOP IN WOMEN TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM STEAM TABLE,PREP TABLES,FRYER CABINET.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT. • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND BASEMENT. • MUST SEAL HOLE IN WALL BEHIND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM DOOR.MUST REPAIR DAMAGED CEILING IN EMPLOYEES LOCKER ROOM.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
    code 57
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN CERTFICATE POSTED TO VIEW FOR FOOD MANAGERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 10, 2018: 14 findings appeared for the first time.

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