Gao's Kabob

July 1, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings2

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Food Obtained From Approved Source
Inspector note: OBSERVED VACUUM PACKAGED, FOOD ITEMS (BEEF, LAMB, SQUID) STORED IN THE DEEP FREEZERS, IN THE BASEMENT WITH NO PROOF OF WHERE THE FOOD IS SORUCED FROM. THERE WAS NO FACTORY LABELS ON THE MENTIONED FOOD ITEMS AND NO VACUUM SEALING DEVICE WAS OBSERVED ON SITE. PER MANAGER, THE FOOD ITEMS ARE FROM THE COMPANY'S FACTORY, NO VALID DOCUMENTS OF THE SOURCE FOR THE FOOD ITEMS WERE PROVIDED BY PERSON IN CHARGE. MUST MEET REQUIREMENT AND MAINTAIN. APPROXIMATELY 90LBS OF PRODUCT AT $800 WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 11Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE (NOT IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION) NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING. DISHWASHING MACHINE WAS REPAIRED BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF PREVIOUSLY COOKED AND COOLED TCS FOODS. CHICKEN (50.0F), 2 BINS OF PORK (67.1F-82.2F) WERE FOUND IN THE TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGER DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 45LBS WORTH OF PRODUCT AT $200. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 22
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. UNDERCOOKED FOOD (RAW OYSTERS) ON MENU NOT MARKED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PUT CONSUMER ADVISORY ON DIGITAL MENU AND DISCLOSE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE FOODS WITH AN ASTERISK (*). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED
code 25
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN THE COLD HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE EXIT DOOR IN THE BASEMENT NOT RODENT PROOF AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT ROOF MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT COVERED WHILE NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO COVER ALL FOOD ITEMS, WHILE NOT OPEN AND OPRATING TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HOT WATER KNOB ON THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE NOT ABLE TO OPERATE HOT WATER. SINK HAS HOT WATER BUT HAS TO BE OPERATED BY THE LOWER WATER VALVE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT WORKING; DOES NOT MAINTAIN WATER IN BASINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK SUBSTANCE BUILD UP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE LEAKING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. LEAK IS CREATING STANDING WATER IN THE MENTIONED AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPIAR AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

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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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