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Gyu-Kaku Restaurant

February 4, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES AND HAND SINKS IN THE KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN REAR STORAGE ROOM WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLOW LEAK PIPE UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL OUTSIDE UTILITY MOP ROOM AND OUTSIDE CUSTOMERS/EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS ALSO OBSERVED WALL BASEBOARD THROUGHOUT REAR OF PREMISES IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAINT WALLS/BASEBOARD AND MAINTAIN WALLLS IN A GOOD REPAIR SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 22, 2025: 5 findings recurred. 4 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.