Wa! Kaoyu

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD PREP REFRIGERATION UNIT IN PREP AREA CONTAINING FOOD AT TOP COLD HOLDING STATION UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER. AIR TEMPERATURE AT 58. F DEGREES. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE AND TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS IN ABOVE REFRIGERATION UNIT, (2.4LBS)BEEF AT 50.6F, (3.11LBS)PORK AT 46.8F,(1.8LBS)CHICKEN AT 47.5F AND (0.8LBS)FISH AT 50.9F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY DENATURED AND DISCARDED FOOD ITEMS. APPROX. WT. 8LBS AND VALUE $15.00. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REMOVE DUST BUILD UP AT CEILING IN KITCHEN AREA.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAK AT P-TRAP OF BASEMENT EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 8, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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