Saimai Thai

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CROSS CONTAMINATION WITH RAW CHICKEN STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF RAW SHRIMP IN REFRIGERATOR. ALSO OBSERVED RAW PORK STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF CHICKEN. BOTH ITEMS WERE STORED TOGETHER IN CONTAINER WITH BLOOD DRIPPING FROM PORK AND CHICKEN. OBSERVED RAW SHRIMP DRIPPING IN CONTAINER WITH THE RAW CHICKEN STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP. MUST SEPARATE RAW ITEMS TO AVOID CROSS CONTAMINATION AND PROPERLY STORE BASED ON COOKING TEPERATURE. CFM VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED FOOD. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS AT A COST OF $200.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 15
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED METAL STEM THERMOMETER NOT WORKING TO TAKE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOOD. MANAGER HAS DIGITAL METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE WITH A DEAD BATTERY INSIDE OF THERMOMETER AND WOULD NOT TURN ON. MUST HAVE A WORKING METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE THAT IS READILY ACCESSIBLE TO TAKE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 36
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOLE IN OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. MUST REPAIR.
  code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 2, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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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