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Osaka Express

June 14, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED A 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR, WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (SUSHI)INSIDE, AT AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 54.3F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING REFRIGERATION UNITS AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (RAW SUSHI, SHRIMP) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR; 8 LBS OF RAW TUNA SUSHI AT 52F, 3 LBS OF COOKED SHRIMP AT 50F, AND 5 LBS OF COOKED CRAB MEAT AT 54.5F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AND TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF AN ACCUMULATED BLACK SUBSTANCE LOCATED INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ICE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE ICE MAKER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
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: OBSERVED (VAN BUREN) SIDE ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH A MISSING MAIL SLOT CREATING A 3 INCH HOLE AT THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE DOOR AS WELL AS THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR (MICHIGAN) NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH A ONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF SAID ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE BOTH SAID DOORS RODENT PROOFED AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING RE-USE AS A SHELF LINER LOCATED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA DRY STORAGE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILINGS OVER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ABOVE THE HOT HOLDING UNITS, WITH EXPOSED WATER PIPES LOCATED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE REAR FOOD PREP AREA CEILING SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE THRU OUT FOOD PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 27, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.