Ruman Chai Shai & Restaurant

October 10, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings14
critical findings3

Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -
code 1Priority
handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT ALL HANDWASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN, WASHROOM AND WASHBOWL IN THE DINING AREA FOR CUSTOMERS. MUST PROVIDE DISPOSABLE TOWELS AT ALL HAND SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • NO SIGNAGE INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS AT ALL HAND SINKS. MUST POST SIGNAGE.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE. ONLY A COLOR COPY IS POSTED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE(S). AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED WITH ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING, RINSING AND THEN STORING MULTI-USE UTENSILS: POTS, CONTAINERS ETC. AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. NO SANITIZING SOLUTION USED AT THIRD COMPARTMENT SINK. SANITARIAN CORRECTED ISSUE AND SET UP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SANITIZER SOLUTION AT THIRD COMPARTMENT, 100ppm. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE SET-UP PROPERLY FOR WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE OF MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: UNLABELED FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST LABEL ALL FOOD IN CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: PEST INFESTATION. OBSERVED NUMEROUS LIVE ROACHES, OVER 100, IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF PREMISES: DINING AREA ON CUSTOMER USE HANDWASHING WASHBOWL AND ON DINING TABLES, ON FLOORS UNDER THE DOOR BETWEEN DINING AND KITCHEN, UNDER AND INSIDE THE POP REACH COOLER IN RUBBER GASKET AT SAME AREA. ROACHES INSIDE THE PLASTIC GRAY CONTAINER WITH CLEAN UTENSILS UNDER PREP TABLES AND INSIDE OF CAN OPENER. ON WALLS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, CRAWLING ALL OVER INCLUDED INSIDE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSIDE AND AROUND HANDWASHING SINKS. ON TOP CUTTING BOARDS. INSIDE RUBBER GASKET OF REACH-IN COOLER IN PREP AREA. WHEN MOVED THE PLASTIC CONTAINER OF DRY SPICES ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLE ROACHES SCATTERED ALL OVER THE TABLES. FOUR HOUSEFLIES ON SITE IN THE PREP AREA. LANDING ON PREP TABLES AND IN-USE CUTTING BOARDS. RODENT DROPPINGS IN KITCHEN ABOVE THE SHELF UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN THE REAR FOOD STORAGE ROOM UNDER SHELVES BY THE WASHROOM (APPROX. 80 RODENT DROPPINGS). MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE PREMISES. MUST CLEAN ALL SURFACES, EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, SHELVES, RACKS ETC. AND SEAL ALL CRACKS AND CREVICES. ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: NO SPLASH GUARDS ON MOP SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND FOOD EQUIPMENT & SHELVES. MUST INSTALL WASHABLE SPLASH GUARDS.
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN FOOD CONTAINERS STORED INSIDE THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE: WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE MENTIONED UTENSILS. MOP SINK IS ONLY DESIGNATED FOR WASHING MOPS.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MICROWAVES NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF EQUIPMENT. • CUTTING BOARDS ARE STAINED AND UNCLEAN. MUST REPLACE STAINED CUTTING BOARDS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND THE COOKING LINE. ACCUMULATED AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVES, RACKS, GREASE TRAP, SINKS, FOOD CONTAINERS AND COOLERS/FREEZERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: GREASE, LITTER AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND WALLS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • OPENING ON WALLS BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. CAULK SMOOTLY BEHIND THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN PREP AREA.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 19, 2024: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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