Tanaka Ramen

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT BULBS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL WORKING LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 7, 2017: 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.