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Paula's Thai Kitchen

December 10, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSRVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF FOOD PREPARATION TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE 2-DOOR FREEZER IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE. • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS MEANS OF REPAIR IN REAR FOOD PREPARATON AREA. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACES. • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS A FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE CHEST FREEZERS IN BASEMENT. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS WITH LIDS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS. • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN FRONT PREP AREA AND BOTTOM OF REAR PREP TABLE. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE SHELVING.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TINT FOIL AS A LINER IN COOKING HOT LINE EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELD COVERS THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE BASEMENT. • OBSERVED A FEW STAINED CEILING TILES IN FRONT DINING AREA AND REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE. • OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER AROUND AND BEHING ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND MUST MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AT ALL TIMES.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 2, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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About this record

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.