The Elephant Thai Cuisine

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: ESTABLISHMENT HAS OPENING IN FRONT PREP/COOKING AREA. A PHYSICAL BARRIER IS NEEDED WHEN THE PREPARATION IS ADJACENT TO THE CUSTOMER AREA AND IT IS LIKELY THAT CONTAMINATION WILL OCCUR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
  code 16
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLUMBERS PUTTY AROUND DRAIN OF AN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP AREA.--------MUST SEAL RAW WOOD SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE REAR (EMPLOYEE) WASHROOM.
  code 35

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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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