Tai Wah Grocery

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MAINTAIN AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES ,HANGING-(DUCK-88) ,STEAMTABLE NOT TURNED ON-BBQ PORK-84F,FRIED PORK WITH MEAT-110F,PORK STOMACH-84,CHICKEN FEET-84F.APPROX 12LBS OF FOOD,COST APPROX $60.00 WAS REMOVED ANDDISCARDED BY OWNER.MUST MAINTAIN HOT FOODS AT 140F OR HIGHER.CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM BASEMENT FLOORS,AND FOOD AND DEBRIS IN REAR PREP AREA FLOORS.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 30, 2012: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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