Ruk Sushi & Thai

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 10, 2018
• address4700 N Kimball Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Ruk Sushi & Thai clean?

Ruk Sushi & Thai is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 10, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ruk Sushi & Thai?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 10, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE SUSHI CASE. SUSHI CASE TEMPERRATURE AT 40.9F. TUNA AT 44.5F, 1 LB; SALMON AT 45.0F, 1 LB; SUPER WHITE TUNA AT 44.0F 1 LB; YELLOW TAIL FISH AT 45.20F, 1 LB; INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL RAW FISH MUST MAINTAIN A TEMP OF 38.0F, OR BELOW DURING STORAGE AND DISPLAY. MANAGER DISCARDED/DENATURED THE SAID PRODUCT WORTH $300.00, TOTAL 4 LBS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL DRY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL DRY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST DEFROST THE CHEST FREEZER IN REAR STORAGE AREA, WITH HEAVY ICE BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST DEFROST THE CHEST FREEZER IN REAR STORAGE AREA, WITH HEAVY ICE BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR DRAIN BESIDE THE DISH MACHINE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR DRAIN BESIDE THE DISH MACHINE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. FILTER ON THE HOOD IN THE COOK LINE WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD -UP. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND MAINTAIN. PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST SCRAPE PEELING PAINT AND RE PAINT THE WALLS AND MAINTAIN. WALLS BY THE WATER HEATER WITH FOOD STAINED. MUST CLEAN THE WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. FILTER ON THE HOOD IN THE COOK LINE WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD -UP. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND MAINTAIN. PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST SCRAPE PEELING PAINT AND RE PAINT THE WALLS AND MAINTAIN. WALLS BY THE WATER HEATER WITH FOOD STAINED. MUST CLEAN THE WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

When was Ruk Sushi & Thai last inspected?

Ruk Sushi & Thai has 9 inspections on record going back to November 21, 2014.

Ruk Sushi & Thai vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 10, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.