Hanabi Japanese Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK IS NOT BEING MAINTAINED. THE LAST PEST INSPECTION REPORT IN THE LOG BOOK WAS FROM KIM'S PEST CONTROL ON 1/25/11. MUST PROVIDE A RECENT PEST CONTROL INSPECTION REPORT AND MAINTAIN IT IN THE LOG BOOK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #517545 ON 9/29/11 NOT CORRECTED: 32/01 - All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. SHELVING THROUGHOUT FRONT SUSHI DISPLAY AND PREP, ALSO THROUGHOUT REAR DRY STORAGE ROOM DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN. MUST NOT USE TINFOIL, PAPER OR CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT. 33/01 - All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. FIRE DAMAGED REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER NEXT TO COOKS LINE MUST BE REPLACED. 34/01 - The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER COOKS LINE AND AT DRY STORAGE ROOM REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. FLOORS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. DIRTY FLOORS WITH GREASE, DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS UNDER COOKS LINE, THROUGHOUT FRONT SUSHI PREP AND IN REAR DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. 36/01 - Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD AT DRY STORAGE ROOM. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE STOVES, INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE REAR PREP COOLER.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 29, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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.

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