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• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPACKAGED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING STORED INSIDE FRONT DIPLAY COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED 7 LARGE BELLAMAIS PIZZAS CHEESE, PEPPERONI AND SAUSAGESA AT 51.3F. TUNA PASTA SALAD AT 49.7F, CHICKEN PAD THAI 51.4F, PAD THAI RICE AND NOODLE5 50.9F, THAI DUMPLINGS 50.6F, SHANGHAI DUMPLINGS, SESAME NOODLES 49.3F, THAI CHICKEN WITH CURRY 49.4F AND TYSON BBK CHICKEN WINGS 48.6F MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED ALL FOOD ITEMS. 24LBS OF FOOD WORTH $169.76. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING INSIDE WASHROOM. MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CEILING
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT REAR MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UNDER CITY CODE. OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET BASE AT THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED AT THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE ITEMS IN FRONT DISPLAY AREA, INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA 6INCHES OFF THE FLOOR/WALL. FOR THE EASY OF CLEANING PEST MONITORING/FOOD PROTECTION.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 8, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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.