Soo Jung Korean Restaurant

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 16, 2013
• address5800 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Soo Jung Korean Restaurant clean?

Soo Jung Korean Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 16, 2013. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Soo Jung Korean Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE. FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK FAUCET COVERED WITH FOAM CUPS, INSIDE THE SINK A TALL PLASTIC GLASS WITH SIX CLEAN SPOONS IN IT, IN FRONT OF THE SINK WAS UNCOVERED FOOD, AND WHITE BUCKETS. UNABLE TO WASH HANDS, I REMOVED ITEMS AND INFORMATION GIVEN ON HAND WASHING. PREMISES WAS OPENED FOR BUSINESS AND PREPARING FOOD. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-030
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN COOLERS AND FREEZER FOOD RAW AND COOKED STORED IN GROCERY PLASTIC BAGS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS OR CONTAINERS WITH LIDS TO PRPPERLY STORE FOOD.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN COOLERS AND FREEZER FOOD RAW AND COOKED STORED IN GROCERY PLASTIC BAGS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS OR CONTAINERS WITH LIDS TO PRPPERLY STORE FOOD.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET FROM INSIDE THE TWO REACH-IN DOOR COOLER. TAPE NO LONGER ABLE TO SEAL GASKET.FOUND FREEZER UNIT EXTREMELY WITH A LOT FOOD AND NOT ORGANIZED, INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE BROKEN RUBBER GASKET FROM INSIDE THE TWO REACH-IN DOOR COOLER. TAPE NO LONGER ABLE TO SEAL GASKET.FOUND FREEZER UNIT EXTREMELY WITH A LOT FOOD AND NOT ORGANIZED, INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN HOOD AND FILTER ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND DUST.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,GREASE BUILD-UP.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,GREASE BUILD-UP.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • STAINED AND BUBBLED UP CEILING TILES IN THE DINING ROOM ABOVE TABLES INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • STAINED AND BUBBLED UP CEILING TILES IN THE DINING ROOM ABOVE TABLES INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN KITCHEN NEED TO BE REPLACED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • DRAIN STOPPERS IS NEEDED IN BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • STEM THERMOMETER IS NEEDED ON PREMISES TO CHECK FOOD THEMPERATURE
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • STEM THERMOMETER IS NEEDED ON PREMISES TO CHECK FOOD THEMPERATURE

When was Soo Jung Korean Restaurant last inspected?

Soo Jung Korean Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to June 24, 2011.

Soo Jung Korean Restaurant vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 16, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.