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Taste Of Thai Town

February 7, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 1960864 ISSUED ON 09-20-2016. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 #32 - FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY.MUST STORE INVERTED. #36 - FOUND MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AT MAIN KITCHEN. MUST PROVIDE. #38 - FOUND DIPPER WELL IMPROPERLY INSTALLED NEXT TO EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FRONT SERVING AREAS. MUST RELOCATE. #41 - FOUND MOPS AND BROOMS NOT STORED PROPERLY AT CORNER OF KITCHEN BY EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST RELOCATE.
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS WITH FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA, MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS WITH EXCESSIVE BUILD-UP UNDERNEATH DISH MACHINE AND FLOOR DRAIN BEHIND FRONT PREP AREA.----------MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND DISH MACHINE ESPECIALLY IN CORNERS.---------MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS INSIDE BOILER ROOM AND INSIDE WATER METER ROOM IN BASEMENT AREA.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR INOPERABLE CEILING VENT INSIDE MEN AND WOMEN WASHROOM IN BASEMENT.---------MUST PROVIDE DRAIN STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT BAR SINK BEHIND FRONT PREP AREA.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: BASEMENT STORAGE ROOMS CLUTTERED WITH UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. USABLE ITEMS (FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS) MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 20, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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.