Tai Chi

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EQUIPMENT STORED ON TOP OF HAND WASHING SINK AT DISH WASHING AREA MAKING IT INACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. ALSO HOT WATER WAS SHUT OFF AT HAND SINK DURING INSPECTION. MANAGER REMOVED ITEMS FROM HAND SINK AND TURNED ON HOT WATER LINE. HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO EMPLOYEES AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINK LOCATED IN BATHROOM ON 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINK AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE FOR CITATION.
  code 10Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WHITE RICE AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 104.7F. ALSO OBSERVED BROWN RICE AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 103.1F. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 135.0F OR ABOVE. FOOD HAS BEEN DISCARDED AND DENATURED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 15 POUNDS AT A COST OF $30.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SPINACH AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 48.3F. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT 41.0F OR BELOW. FOOD HAS BEEN DISCARDED AND DENATURED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 5 POUNDS AT A COST OF $3.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. SEE ABOVE FOR CITATION.
  code 22
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY DUST AND GREASE ON VENTILATION HOOD. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CARD BOARD BOXES NEAR BACK DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 24, 2020: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

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