Sala Bua Thai Cuisine

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: INADEQUATE HANDS WASHING FACILITIES. FOUND MAIN KITCHEN HAND WASH SINKS COVERED WITH BOXES AND NO RUNNING COLD WATER. INSTRUCTED MGR TO KEEP HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030. BY THE END OF INSPECTION COLD WATER RESTORED.
  code 11Priority
• ⚠️Potentially Hazardous Food Properly Thawed
  Inspector note: IMPROPER THAWING OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. FOUND RAW SEA FOOD AND CHICKEN BEING THAWED AT COUNTER TOP IN STANDING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO THAW FOOD ACCORDING TO HEALTH CODE, IE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005.
  code 17
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: EMPLOYEES MEDICIN AND PERSONAL IEMS STORED ON FOOD SHLEVES, INSTRUCTED TO STORED SPARATELY.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS REQUIRMENTS NOT MET.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 22, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 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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