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Thai Valley Restaurant

March 4, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 LIVE COCKROACHES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED 2 LIVE COCKROACHES AROUND THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND 1 LIVE COCKROACH INSIDE OF THE MOTOR HOUSING OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA, STORAGE AREA AND BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE CUTTING BOARDS AND PREP TABLES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER, WOK STATION, PREP TABLES, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS AND FREEZERS, TOP OF THE DISH MACHINE, TOP SHELF OF THE STOVE, STORAGE SHELVES, AND ROLLING PREP CARTS. CLEAN THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. CLEAN THE HEAVY GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA ESPECIALLY UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. • REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA BENEATH THE LEG OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 24, 2019: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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