Kin Sushi & Thai Cuisine

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX. 40 LIVE COCKROACHES (ADULT AND JUVENILE) INSIDE AND AROUND THE STOVE AND DEEP FRYER AND ON THE WALLS AND FLOOR OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED SEVERAL DEAD COCKROACHES ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER AND UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AROUND THE DOOR OF THE OVEN, INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER, ON THE LEGS, SIDES AND UNDERSIDE OF THE WOK STATION, THE GAS LINES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP, AND THE TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITHOUT A VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 29, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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.