Nineface Thai & Sushi Bar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• 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: EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY INSIDE PREMISES NOTED FOUR RAT DROPPINGS BEHIND REAR CHEST FREEZER IN PREP AREA ALSO NOTED TWO DEAD DECAYED MOUSE AND 10 MICE DROPINGS UNDERNEATH MOTOR HOUSING OF REACH-IN PREP MEAT COOLER IN PREP AREA. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZED AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO HAVE PEST PROBLEM UNDER CONTROL OR ABATED.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 11/08/12 INSPECTION REPORT# 1198545 NOT CORRECTED. #41 ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND FOOD RELATED ITEMS STORED ON REAR WALK-WAY MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING. #34 THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT,GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA AND FRONT PREP COOLER UNDER REAR BOX FREEZER UNDER REAR METAL RACK SHELVING. ALONG BASEBOARD BEHIND COOKS LINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. MUST SEAL OPEN CRACKS/CREVICES ALONG BASEBOARD UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 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: DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 8, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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