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Little Wok

January 9, 2024 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE COOK PREP SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN BY PICKING UP RAW CHICKEN WITH ONE HAND, WHICH HAD A GLOVE, THEN PLACING SAID CHICKEN INTO THE FRYER; THE COOK WAS USING A TONG WITH THE OTHER HAND TO PICK UP THE CHICKEN THAT WAS COOKED. THE CONTENTS FROM THE GLOVE USED TO MAKE RAW CHICKEN IN ONE HAND WOULD THEN DRIP DIRECTLY ON THE BATCH OF FRESHLY COOKED CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REVIEW PREPPING PRACTICES TO ENSURE NO CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF ANY KIND OCCURS. THE MANAGER DISCARDED 10 POUNDS OF CHICKEN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEFT COMPARTMENT OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK UNABLE TO DRAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE OIL RECEPTACLE WITH HEAVY SOIL BUILD UP ON OUTSIDE AND A LOOSE FITTING LID. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SAID OIL RECEPTACLE AND ENSURE LID IS TIGHT FITTING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE HALLWAY OF THE FACILITY LEADING BACK TO THE ALLEY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DECLUTTER AND DISCARD ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 17, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.