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Little Wok

May 8, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HAND SINKS IN MAIN PREP AREA,DISH WASHING AREA SOAP WAS PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION .MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS) • OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICES AT HAND SINKS IN MAIN PREP AREA,DISH WASHING AREA,BAR PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION .MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION)(COS) • OBSERVED HAND SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE OBSERVED SEVERAL BUCKETS AND BOXES PILED UP IN FRONT OF SAID SINK.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION)(COS)
code 10Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL EMPLOYEES IN REAR PREP AREA EATING INSTRUCTED TO DESIGNATE AN AREA FOR EATING.(COS)
code 6Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS COOKED FOODS IN SEVERAL PREP COOLERS, SUCH AS 4 LBS. COOKED CHICKEN-45.0F.1LB. DICED CHICKEN-46.4F.3LBS. EGG ROLLS-51.3F-56.7F.1LB. BREADED CHICKEN-97.9F.THE PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY THE MANAGER. It MUST HAVE HAD COLD-HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0°F OR BELOW.APPX.9LBS.$45.(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 22
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE GAPS ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE GARBAGE AND REAR DOORS TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 100 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR UNDER, AROUND, ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP, DISHWASHING, SUSHI, BAR AREAS OF ALL EQUIPMENT.ALSO APPX. 15 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES ON UPPER WALLS AND CEILINGS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 5/8/25.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE STORED ON ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.
code 39
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE MEASURING DEVICE FOR THE PLATE OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP FROM ALL NONFOOD & FOOD COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR AND DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 2, 2024: 7 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.

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