Waba Korean Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE OF SANITATION. CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE WALL IS EXPIRED DATED 6/7/12. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO TAKE SANITATION CLASS AGAIN AND BE CERTIFIED UNDER CITY OF CHICAGO. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR TRU-OUT BASEMENT AND INSIDE THE X7 STORAGE ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: STAINED CEILING TILES TRU-OUT PREP/KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE TILES AND MAINTAIN. BIG HOLE ON THE WALLS IN #3 ROOM. MUST SEAL THE HOLE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE LIGHT BULBS IN THE PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD AND END CAPS.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: CLUTTER INSIDE X5 STORAGE ROOM(WITH PERSONAL ITEMS,OLD FURNITURES,ETC) AND ALSO IN THE BASEMENT(WOODS, OLD CHAIRS, OLD SOFA,ETC). INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD UNUSED ITEMS/ARTICLES NOT BEING USED TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE. ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR.
  code 41
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations
  Inspector note: FOUND ASHTRAY WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS AND BOX OF CIGARETTE INSIDE ONE OF THE STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL ASHTRAYS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM ANY AREA WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED. MANAGER DISCARDED THE ASHTRAY INTO THE GARBAGE CAN IN FRONT OF ME. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-020C
  code 70

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Compared with No Entry on November 29, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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