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Thai Bowl

July 6, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. COOKED RICE FOUND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ON PREP TABLE AT 75.1 DEGREES, COOKED CRAB RANGOON FOUND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ON DEEP FRYER LEDGE AND IN FRY BASKET SEVERAL INCHES ABOVE THE COOKING OIL AT 121.4 DEGREES, AND TOFU FOUND SITTING INSIDE TWO CONTAINERS IN THE TOP SECTION OF THE REFRIGERATED PREP COOLER AT 51.5 DEGREES. ALL COOKED FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE UNTIL SERVED. ALL COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST HELD AND/OR STORED AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. WHEN STORING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN THE TOP SECTION OF THE REFRIGERATED PREP COOLER, THE PAN MUST SIT DIRECTLY INTO THE UNIT TO ALLOW PROPER COOLING OF THE CONTENTS IN THE CONTAINER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). 10LB VALUED AT $35 DISCARDED.
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY EXTERIORS OF USED DEEP FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA, RUSTY SURFACE OF COUNTER AREA WHERE SINGLE-SERVICE UTENSILS ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY USE FOOD GRADE APPROVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS(NO PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS) FOR FOOD STORAGE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOKING STOVES, DEEP FRYER, COOLERS, FREEZERS, ALL PREP TABLES, STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES, CUTTING BOARDS(ON BOTH SIDES), ICE MACHINE, LEGS & WHEELS OF ALL EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS ON FIRST FLOOR, AND MOP SINK.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE, DEBRIS, AND FOOD BUILD-UP FROM FLOOR BASES THROUGHOUT MAIN FOOD PREP AREA AAND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS IN WALLS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREA AND REPAIR OPENINGS BETWEEM WALLS AND BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL WALLS IN AND NEAR MOP SINK CLOSET, PAINT INTERIOR OF BASEMENT DOOR(RUSTY). REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN GREASE BUILD-UP FROM HOOD ABD REPLACE BROKEN AND UNCLEAN FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN INTERIOR OF KITCHEN EXIT DOOR. THOROUGHLY CLEAN WALL BEHIND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD(S) IN FOOD PREP AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT EXPOSED HAND SINK SMOOTHIE PREP AREA.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REAR OUTSIDE BACK YARD AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED TALL WEEDS FOUND THROUGHOUT AREA, MUST CUT TALL WEEDS.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 2, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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