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O'cha Thai
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 26, 2019
- address2062 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60647
Is O'cha Thai clean?
O'cha Thai is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 26, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at O'cha Thai?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 26, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOOD AND READY TO EAT FOODS STORED IN THE WALK-IN NOT PROPERLY DATE MARKED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DISCARDED ON ALL TCS AND READY TO EAT FOODS HELD FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS STORED NEAR THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH NO LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LABEL WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE HOOD AND BAFFLES TO BE SOILED WITH GREASE ACCUMULATION. INSTRCUTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE HOOD AND BAFFLES.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN RESTROOM.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMEN RESTROOM.
When was O'cha Thai last inspected?
O'cha Thai has 13 inspections on record going back to January 8, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| November 26, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 18, 2019 | — | |
| March 29, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 9, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 20, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 10, 2013 | Pass |
O'cha Thai vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 26, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.