Paulas Thai Kitchen

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLE AND LOWER SURFACE IN POOR REPAIR ON REAR 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER AND ICE BUILD UP FROM COMPRESSOR UNIT IN SAME.MUST PROVIDE SHELVING UNITS AND ELIMINATE CRATES IN WALK IN COOLER FOR FOOD STORAGE
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FRYER CABINET,WOK STATION,1- EYE STOVE,PREP TABLES,REACH IN AND PREP COOLERS
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREA.MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER IN FRONT PREP AREA
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 21, 2016: 8 findings 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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