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Spoon Thai Cuisine

April 10, 2013 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREP FOODS AND DRIED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS/BINS NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO DATE/LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS NOT PROPERLY STORED, MUST INVERT/PROPERLY STORE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED KNIVES STORED BETWEEN THE WALL AND EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE RACK AND PROPERLY STORED, AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD-UP ON EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND STORAGE UNITS, (AND REMOVE PLASTIC AND FOIL COVERING), MICROWAVE OVENS, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES, BASEMENT WASHROOM TOILET BOWL AND MOP SINKS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GREASE BUILD-UP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS, MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND, BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AT PREP AREA/KITCHEN, DISH WASHING AREA, STORAGE AREAS AND BASEMENT
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED DRIED FOOD BUILD-UP/SPLATTER ON WALLS THRU-OUT THE PREP AREA/KITCHEN AND DISH WASHING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND/OR REPAINT. ALSO NOTED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON HOOD AND FILTER ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: NO LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHT FIXTURES ABOVE THE 3PART SINK AND EXPOSED SINK AT REAR DISH WASHING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND MAINTAIN. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN STORAGE AREAS IN THE BASEMENT.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NOTED BROKEN DRAIN STOPPERS FOR 3PART SINK, USING PLASTIC BAGS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE DRAIN STOPPERS. EXCESSIVE RUST NOTED ON GREASE TRAPS UNDER THE 3PART SINKS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: NOTED CLUTTER INSIDE SOME STORAGE AREAS OF BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: NOTED A FOOD HANDLER AT PREP AREA NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT, INSTRUCTED, FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 3, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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