Shinhwa Korean Steakhouse

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: 3-307.11: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 6-10 SMALL BOWLS OF INGREDIENTS (OILS AND VARIOUS SEASONINGS) UNCOVERED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INGREDIENTS ARE USED FOR PREPARING FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO COVER MENTIONED FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED A DAMAGED WALL BASE BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP NEAR THE DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT. INSIDE THE OPENING OF THE DAMAGED WALL BASE, BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BUILD UP AND REPAIR MENTIONED WALLBASE AND MAINTAIN
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 23, 2024: 2 findings recurred. 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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