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Cho Sun Ok Restaurant

April 15, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROVED HAACP PLAN ON SITE FOR THE FERMENTATION OF KIMCHI. HAACP PLAN IS NOT BEING FOLLOWED. NO DAILY RECORDS ARE BEING KEPT FOR PH OR NA. MAINTAIN REQUIRED DAILY RECORDS. OBSERVED SUBMITTED AND APPROVED FLOOR PLAN OF BASEMENT INDICATES 2 LONG PREP TABLES. ONLY OBSERVED 1 SMALL 2FT BY 2 FT PREP TABLE NOT UNDER PROTECTIVE CEILING. MOVE PREP AREA BACK UNDER PROTECTIVE CEILING OR INSTALL ADDITIONAL PROTECTIVE CEILING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
code 29
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED 4 LIVE COCKROACHES IN BASEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a)
code 38
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE 1 GALLON MILK JUGS BEING REUSED TO HOLD AND FREEZE SOUP. 1 GALLON MILK JUGS CAN NOT BE PROPERLY WASHED RINSED AND SANITIZED AND ARE ONLY INTENDED FOR SINGLE USE.
code 45
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WASHING OF VEGETABLES IN LARGE TUBS IN BASEMENT. WATER IN BEING FILLED BY GARDEN HOSE AND THEN DISPOSED OF IN FLOOR DRAIN. FOOD PREPARATION SINK MUST BE INSTALLED TO WASH AND RINSE VEGETABLES INCLUDING CABBAGE, RAW SPROUTS, GREEN ONION ETC. UNDER POTABLE RUNNING WATER.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED AREA UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT, HAND SINK AND 1 COMPARTMENT SINKS NEEDS TO BE KEPT CLEAN AND DRY. OBSERVED FLOOR IN BASEMENT MUST BE KEPT CLEAN AND DRY. • OBSERVED SLEEPING AREA IN DRY STORAGE ROOM. REMOVE ALL PERSONAL ITEMS FOR LIVING AND SLEEPING AND KEEP ALL PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM FOOD AND FOOD RELATED ITEMS. • OBSERVED TOO MUCH CLUTTER IN BASEMENT. REMOVE ALL UNECESSARY ITEMS FROM BASEMENT AND STORE ALL REMAINING ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF UP OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS FOR PROPER CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL MONITORING AND TREATING. • OBSERVED ALL BROOMS AND MOPS NEED TO BE STORED IN A DESIGATED AREA AWAY FROM FOOD PREPARATION AND POSSIBLE COINTAMINAITON.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 27, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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