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Seoul Taco

February 26, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-501.11: OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON ALL FOUR DRAWERS OF COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL DAMAGED GASKETS ON ALL FOUR DRAWERS OF COLD HODLING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15: OBSERVED NORTHSIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN BASEMENT LEAKING FROM LOWER SHUT OFF KNOBS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR NORTHSIDE HANDWASHING SINK IN BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.11: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR HALLWAY OF FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR HALLWAY OF FIRST FLOOR. OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR COVER IN FRONT PREP AREA OF FIRST FLOOR IN BETWEEN HOT HOLDING UNIT AND COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE FLOOR COVER IN FRONT PREP AREA OF FIRST FLOOR IN BETWEEN HOT HOLDING UNIT AND COLD HOLDING UNIT. OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 6-303.11: OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT IN REAR OF BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR NON WORKING LIGHT IN REAR OF BASEMENT PREP AREA NEAR PREP TABLES. • 6-501.14: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF HOOD AND FILTERS IN RIGHT HOOD IN FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF HOOD AND FILTERS OF RIGHT HOOD IN FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 19, 2025: 4 findings recurred. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.