Roka Akor

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED 3 FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS PREPARING SUSHI ROLLS AND A READY-TO-EAT SANDWICH WITH THEIR BARE HANDS WITH NO GLOVES.INSTRUCTED CHEF THAT THERE IS TO BE NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT-FOODS AT ANYTIME. STAFF MUST USE GLOVES AT ALL TIMES WHILE HANDLING OR PREPARING READY-TO-EAT FOODS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.CDI.
  code 6Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: FOUND MANY MEDIUM SIZED BULK GLASS CONTAINERS HOLDING BEANS, SPICES, PASTA AND NUTS NOT PROPERLY LABELED, SAUCES AND OTHER FOODS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER ON THE ENOLO WINE SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOODS NOT FOUND IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED AT ALL TIMES.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOUND SLIGHT BUILD-UP AT THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE LARGE ICE MACHINE LOCATED ON THE ROKA AKOR SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT.ALSO FOUND SAME AT THE SMALL ICE MACHINE INTERIOR BOTTOM PANEL ON THE ENOLO WINE SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT.MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND A SMALL LEAK UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK 1ST COMPARTMENT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IN THE ROKA AKOR SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT.FOUND LOOSE FAUCET AT THE BAR 3-COMP SINK LOCATED ON THE ENOLO WINE SIDEF THE RESTAURANT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND BOTTLES OF MULTI-PURPOSE CLEANING PRODUCTS NOT PROPERLY STORED IN THE ROKA AKOR BAR SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT.FOUND ON FLOOR UNDER THE HAND WASHING SINK.MUST ALWAYS PROPERLY STORE CLEANING EQUIPMENT.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 5, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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