Opart Thai

July 28, 2026 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDSINK IN (IN USE) REAR PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. OBSERVED SINK BEING USED TO PREP COCONUT MILK MIX WITH LARGE CONTAINER ALONG WITH WHISK STORED INSIDE BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND USE HANDSINK FOR HANDWASHING PURPOSES ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATLEY 40 LBS COOKED PASTA STORED ON TOP OF PREP COOLER CUTTING BOARD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURE @86F. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD HOT TCS FOODS @ 135 OR HIGHER AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED.PIC DISCARDED VOLUNTARILY.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 150 LBS TCS FOODS CHICKEN, FISH, BEEF, TOFU, SLICED TOMATOES, DUMPLINGS, SHRIMP, HOUSEMADE PASTE, SPRING ROLLS, EGGS, FOUND AT TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 50-63F. ALL SAID FOOD ITEMS WERE STORED THROUGHOUT COOLING UNITS AND ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOODS @ 41F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. SEE ABOVE VIOLATION FOR CITATION ISSUED. PIC DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD AT THIS TIME. TOTAL COST APPROX. $350.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO PREP COOLING UNITS WITH COLD HOLD ATTACHED NOT AT PROPER TEMPERATURE (60F) (57F) DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE STORING TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, TOFU, BEEF, SHRIMP, NOODLES). NOTED UPRIGHT COOLER STORED IN REAR STORAGE SPACE NEAR BULK RICE AND CHEST FREEZER INTERNAL TEMPERATURE @52F STORING TOFU, CHICKEN , BEEF AND DUMPLINGS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL UNITS TO REQUIRED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. UNITS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOLING UNITS WITHOUT THERMOMETERS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING LABLES ON BULK CONTAINERS STORED ON SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE SPLASHGUARD IN PLACE IN REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO COOKING STATIONS. NOTED WORKING INGREDIENTS STORED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE WORKING INGREDIENTS OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SPLASHGUARD. MUST MAINTAIN
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED THROUGHOUT PREP AREA ON TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO STOREWIPING CLOTHS INSIDE SOLUTION @ 50PPM IN BETWEEN USES
code 41
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, POOLING GREASE (UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANUES ITEMS STORED ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP IN CORNERS AND UNDER SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOORS IMPROPERLY THROUGHOUT EMPLOYEE SPACE AND DRY STORAGE ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE SHELVING, REMOVE ALL UNNECESARY ITEMS, ORGANIZE AND ELEVATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED CFM WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2614310 3/ 21/25 4-501.11 OUT C 06/13/2025 4-501.11 OBSERVED TORN GASKETS INSIDE OF THE FOLLOWING COOLERS: THE RIGHT DOOR OF THE 3-DOOR BAR COOLER, THE RIGHT DOOR OF THE 3-DOOR PREP COOLER AND THE RIGHT DOOR OF THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL TORN DOOR GASKETS. 4-602.13 CLEAN THE GREASE DEPOSITS INSIDE OF THE DOORS OF THE DEEP FRYERS. -501.12 OUT C 06/13/2025 6-501.12 CLEAN THE DUST AND GREASE ON THE BACK WALL OF THE FOOD PREP AREA ABOVE THE SINKS. 6-501.14 OUT C 06/13/2025 6-501.14 CLEAN THE EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 21, 2025: 11 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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