Tanaka Ramen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BEGINNING MINERAL SUBSTANCE BUILD UP AT INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN UNIT. EXCESS WATER INSIDE THE TWO DOOR SMALL COOLER AT FRONT PREP AREA,REPAIR CAUSE.KEEP UNIT DRY.
  code 16
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: RUSTY BASE OF PREP TABLE,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. DISCARDING HOSE FROM PROOF UNIT DISCARDING WATER INSIDE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA. MUST RE-ROUTE HOSE TO A FLOOR DRAIN. MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE STOVE AND WASHER.SURAFCE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT. REMOVE PLASTIC CURTAIN. • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLERS AT FRONT COOKING AREA/KITCHEN. REPAIR/REPLACE • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON FOOD BOXES. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: LID ON TOP THE GREASE TRAP WITH GREASE BUILD-UP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: GRIME AND BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP ON WALLS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER,BEHIND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,FRONT PREP AREA,ETC.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: PROTECTIVE LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP AREA WITH EXCESS DUST BUILD-UP.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 16, 2020: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 9 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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