Tom Yum Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 2, 2024
• address608 W Barry Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Tom Yum Cafe clean?

Tom Yum Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 2, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Tom Yum Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 2, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-201.11 - OBSERVED DAMAGED BOWLS AND BROKEN PLASTIC SCOOPS IN THE SEASONING AND SALT SCOOP STATION NEXT TO WOK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENTS FOR ALL DAMAGED UTENSILS OR ITEMS THAT ARE NO LONGER SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) - OBSERVED HEAVY FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP AND GRAIN/SPICE BUILD UP ON THE BOTTOM SHELF IN THE COCA COLA COOLER AT THE FRONT DINING AREA AND ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE PREPARATION TABLE IMMEDIATELY AT ENTRANCE TO KITCHEN. OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP ON THE SIDES OF THE WOK AND STOVE TOP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS FREE OF FOOD DEBRIS AND HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 - OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN KITCHEN TO BE SLOW DRAINING; HAND SINK IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. OBSERVED ALSO LEAK FROM DRAINPIPE BELOW BOTH THE HAND SINK AND THE CENTER BASIN OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE SINKS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 - OBSERVED THE FLOOR BELOW 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND BEHIND FRYER AND OVER TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH GREASE SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA FROM HEAVY GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. • 6-501.16 - OBSERVED MOPS STORED IN BUCKET OF HALF FILLED WATER IN MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE MOP TO ALLOW FOR IT TO AIR DRY IN BETWEEN USE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11 - OBSERVED VENTILATION IN BATHROOM TO BE NOT WORKING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FAN IN BATHROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11 - OBSERVED VENTILATION IN BATHROOM TO BE NOT WORKING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FAN IN BATHROOM.

When was Tom Yum Cafe last inspected?

Tom Yum Cafe has 17 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Tom Yum Cafe vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 August 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.