Seoul Corea Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM ROLLING CART SHELF AND CARDBOARD FROM LOWER SHELF OF 2ND FL. PREP TABLE.MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN 3- COMP SINK AND MOP SINK.MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND REMOVE FOOD FROM PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM OVEN,MICROWAVE,ROLLING CART,SHELVING UNITS,WIRE RACKS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST SEAL GAP IN BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALL BASES IN BOTH PREP AREAS.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS ON 2ND FL.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE,ORGANIZE ARTICLES FROM ON TOP OF 1ST FL. GREASE TRAP,IN BETWEEN WALLS AND COOLERS ON 2ND FL.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 16, 2015: 9 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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