Saigon Sisters

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS TO TCS/RTE FOODS, PREPARED ONSITE AND HELD IN COOLERS OVER 24 HRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 23
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: MUST INVERT DISHES BEING STORED UNDER COUNTER IN THE REAR PREP AREA, TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. ALSO, DISCONTINUE USING MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS TO STORE FOOD. MUST PROVIDE THE PROPER RACKS FOR FOR FOOD AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 44
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM STOVE, GRILL, FRYER, AND LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN KITCHEN HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 15, 2018: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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