Thai Town Chicago

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 5, 2020
• address4461 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60630

Is Thai Town Chicago clean?

Thai Town Chicago is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 5, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Thai Town Chicago?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 5, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS IS ON SITE BUT HAS IN-COMPLETE CLEAN-UP ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN MANUAL CAN OPENER AND HOUSING ATTACHED TO WORK TABLE TO REMOVE DRIED UP FOOD DEBRIS AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN STORAGE SHELFS IN WALK-IN-COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLED FOOD DEBRIS AND TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP AND TO MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP AND TO MAINTAIN.

When was Thai Town Chicago last inspected?

Thai Town Chicago has 3 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2019.

Thai Town Chicago vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 5, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.