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Thai Urban Kitchen.

August 20, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings3

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK UNACCESSIBLE AT PREP AREA WITH THAWING FOOD ITEM IN PAN WITHIN SINK UNDER RUNNING WATER. HAD PAN OF FOOD REMOVED, INSTRUCTED EXPOSED HAND SINK FOR HANDWASHING ONLY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 ISSUED.
code 11Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEM (8/6OZ. PORK PACKS) IN PREP AREA AT 56.7 DEGREES F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED. APPROX. WT. 3 LBS., AND VALUE $10.00. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES; EMPLOYEE ARRIVE AT WORK, ENTER PREP AREA BEGIN PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. ALSO OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TOUCH GARBAGE, FACE AND SERVING PLATES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. ALSO OBSERVED EMPLOYEE BLOW INTO GLOVES TO PLACE ON HANDS WITH NO HANDWASHING INSTRUCTED ON PROPER HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON PREMISES AT DISHWASHING AREA AND AT REAR. ALSO NOTED LIVE MOUSE AT FRONT CUSTOMER DINING AREA ALONG EAST WALL AT CORNER. MUST RODENT PROOF FRONT FAR EAST DOOR AT BOTTOM CORNER. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.
code 18
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: PROPERLY STORE KNIVES AT SUSHI STATION.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: REPLACE OR PAINT RUSTY SHELVES WITH NON-TOXIC PAINT, IN WALK-IN COOLER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. CLEAN FLOORS IN WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER. SEAL /REPLACE CRACKED MISSING TILES WHERE FLOOR MEETS WALL IN PREP AREA AND WHERE NECESSARY.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN CEILING TILES, LIGHT PANELS AT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN.
code 35
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS IN PREP AREA MUST HAVE/WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP AT ICE MACHINE.
code 43

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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.