Thalia Spice Asian Fusion Bistro

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 21, 2018
• address833 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60642

Is Thalia Spice Asian Fusion Bistro clean?

Thalia Spice Asian Fusion Bistro is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 21, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Thalia Spice Asian Fusion Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 21, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY/SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND/OR SERVED SUCH AS RICE,CHICKEN AND SUSHI. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENROLL MORE EMPLOYEE'S IN CITY SANITATION CLASS TO COVER ALL SHIFTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED # 7-38-012.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #2-102.14(N).
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #2-501.11.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES ON THE PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPER STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED PLASTIC STUFF IN SINK DRAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SINK STOPPERS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN THE PREP TABLES, COUNTER TOPS, EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE INTERIOR OF COOLERS TO REMOVE SPILL, DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED LEAKS AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK FIXTURE IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS THROUGHT OUT PREP AREA NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE SPILL, DEBRIS AND GREASE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN THE FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN THE FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THE MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW CODES OR CITATION WILL FOLLOW.

When was Thalia Spice Asian Fusion Bistro last inspected?

Thalia Spice Asian Fusion Bistro has 12 inspections on record going back to December 27, 2010.

Thalia Spice Asian Fusion Bistro vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 September 21, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.