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Kim's Korean Cuisine

January 23, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW FROZEN SALMON IN KITCHEN FREEZER WITH NO RECORDS OF PARASITE DESTRUCTION ON SITE. PERSON IN CHARGE STATED THAT SALMON IS FROZEN ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE OF SALMON BEFORE FREEZING, AND TIME AND TEMPERATURE ONCE FROZEN. IT IS REQUIRED THAT ITEM IS STORED IN FOOD SAFE CONTAINERS AT A TEMPERATURE OF -4 F OR BELOW FOR A MINIMUM OF 7 DAYS. ALTERNATIVELY, FACILITY MAY PURCHASE FROM SUPPLIER AND MAINTAIN RECORDS OF PARASITE DESTRUCTION ON SITE FROM SUPPLIER FOR 90 DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS VALUED AT $140 DISCARDED AND DENATURED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
code 14Priority
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: NOTED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR RAW SUSHI PRODUCTS OFFERED ON MENU. MUST PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON MENU BOARD REGARDING RAW SUSHI. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. (REFER TO CDPH CONSUMER ADVISORY HANDOUT) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
code 25
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: NOTED NO DOOR WITH LOCK BETWEEN REAR DRY AND FROZEN FOOD STORAGE AREA AND SHARED MOP SINK. BUSINESS SHARES MOP SINK WITH NEIGHBORING BUSINESS. INSTRUCTED NOT TO SHARE SPACE OR INSTALL DOOR WITH LOCK TO KEEP FOOD STORAGE AREA PROTECTED TO PREVENT POTENTIAL TAMPERING OF STORED FOOD ITEMS.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NOTED MICROWAVE IN KITCHEN ABOVE SOUTH PREP TABLE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: NOTED FLOORS UNDERNEATH FRYERS IN KITCHEN AND WALLS/ CEILING ABOVE TO-GO CONTAINERS IN KITCHEN WITH GREASE DEPOSITS AND SPLATTER.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
code 57
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: NOTED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #58 NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2587933 CONDUCTED ON 1/11/2024: NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST CORRECT CORE VIOLATIONS BY THE DATE ON THE REPORT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 11, 2024: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 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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