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Thai Valley Restaurant

October 17, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE KITCHEN HAND SINK WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. MUST REPAINT/RESEAL REMOVE RUST. • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR INSIDE SEVERAL COOLERS. MUST REPAIR WITH SMOOTH, CLEANABLE MATERIAL.----INTERIOR OF THE BASEMENT TALL REACH-IN FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP. MUST REMOVE ICE AND MAINTAIN.----WOK LINE FOOD CART WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: ALL TOILET FIXTURES IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DIRTY AND IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: HOOD FILTERS WITH EXCESSIVE DRIPPING GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • FLOORS UNDER THE WOK LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 13, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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About this record

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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