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Saimai Thai

October 14, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: ROLLED UP DOUGH FILLED WITH RAW GROUND PORK AND SEASONING STORED INSIDE CHEST FREEZER AT TEMP OF 53.6F TO 55.4F. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F AND BELOW, AND FOOD STORED INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER MUST MAINTAIN 0F OR BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 5, VALUE 40 PRIORITY VIOLATION: 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN A SANITIZER BUCKETS BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: REPAIR / REPLACE BROKEN DOOR LINER INSIDE CHEST FREEZER.ALSO, REPLACE BROKEN PLASTIC CONTAINERS STORED INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZING DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED. 0 PPM CHLORINE NOTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. INSTRUCTED TO USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK: WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE,100ppm. RECOMMEND USING TEST STRIPS TO CHECK SANITATION LEVELS DAILY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: LEAKING FAUCET AT THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, REPAIR ISSUE
code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 19, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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