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Waba Korean Restaurant

August 16, 2013 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: PREP FOODS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER NOT LABELED; INSTRUCTED TO DATE/LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST BUILD-UP ON EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SANITIZE; CABINETS, MICROWAVE OVENS, STORAGE SHELVES AND MOP SINK IN THE PREP AREA, AND UPPER PANEL OF ICE MACHINE AT THE BAR AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DEBRIS/FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST ON FLOORS; MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS IN THE KITCHEN, ALL 10 KARAOKE ROOMS, BASEMENT AND BAR AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED CEILING PANELS IN THE PREP AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE PANELS. FOOD DEBRIS/DIRT ON EAST WALL BEHIND MOP SINK; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE. ALSO OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST ON VENT COVERS IN WASHROOMS; MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NO VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTER FOR ICE MACHINE; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTER. RUST ON GREASE TRAP UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND REPAINT TRAP; AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET IN THE KITCHEN IN POOR REPAIR; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLUTTER INSIDE DRIED FOOD STORAGE CLOSET; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOOR, AWAY FROM WALLS.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 21, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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