Vntofu Fast Food, Inc.

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Time As A Public Health Control; Procedures & Records
  Inspector note: NOTED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURE DISPLAYED AT THE FRONT COUNTER WITH NO TIME AS A TEMPERATURE CONTROL PER HEALTH CODE:- NOODLES/VEGETABLES 60F, SHRIMP NOODLE/VEGETABLE 64.3F, MONGBEANS 66F, MUSHROOM NOODLES 63F, TAPIOCA 66F, TOFU 71.2F, MUSHROOM 82F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARLY DISPOSED OF 30IBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $300 THROUGH THE DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED PREMISE USING TIME AS A TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR TCS FOODS WITH NO PROPER PROCEDURE THAT INCLUDES A WRITTEN PROCEDURE, START TIME, DISCARD TIME AND PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS FOR TIME AS A TEMPERATURE CONTROL PER THE CITY HEALTH CODE. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 24
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: NOTED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN PREP, STORAGE AND WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: NOTED LARGE POTS AND PANS EQUIPMENT UNABLE TO FIT INSIDE THE 3 COMPRTMENT FOR PROPER WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR PROPER WASHING AND SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE EQUIPMENT.
  code 48
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: 8-404.13(B:4) NOTED THE FOLLOWING CORE VIOLATIONS 37, 47, 47, 47 WITH THE RULES NUMBERS BELOW FROM INSPECTION #2614395 DATED 3/24/2025 NOT CORRECTED:- -37)3-302.12:INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (SUGAR, SALT, FLOUR, RICE ETC). -47) 4-201.11:INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER (COCONUT MILK) INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE. -47) 4-101.19: INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE PLASTIC MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION IN THE KITCHEN AND INFRONT PREP/SERVICE AREA FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. -47)4-202.16: INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE CARDBOARD LINER ON STORAGE RACKS IN THE KITCHEN AND INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL THE ABOVE VIOLATIONS MUST BE CORRECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 24, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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