Yep Kitchen

February 6, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN INACCESSIBLE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. THERE WAS BLUE, FLOOR DRYING BLOWER FAN INSIDE THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT THE OTHER HANDWASHING THERE WERE BUCKETS OF FOOD ITEMS AND A BIG POT IN FRONT OF THE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS SO THAT THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR EMPLOYEE USE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO BULK CONTAINER OF OYSTERS, LOCATED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TAG MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCES OF SHELLFISH AND MAINTAIN TAGS FOR 90 DAYS ON PREMISES. APPROXIMATELY 13LBS AT $150 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 14Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: UPON ARRIVAL, OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE, WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
code 2Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. FOUND THE FOLLOWING RAW TCS FOOD ITEMS OUT AT AMBIENT AIR: GROUND PORK (53.1F), LIVER (50.3F), 6 EGGS (50.2F), SHRIMP (51.0F). FOUND APPROXIMATELY 15 DOZEN EGGS STORED ON A STORAGE RACK AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AT TEMPERATURES RANGING 57.7F-58.8F. LASTLY FOUND LIVER (50.1F) AND BEEF (50.4F) IN A REFREIGERATOR NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. APPROXIMATELY 20LBS AT $185 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 22
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SUSHI RICE ANALYSIS LETTER OR pH TEST KIT ON-SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SUSHI RICE ANALYSIS LETTER OR OBTAIN A pH TEST KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 29
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25-30 RAT DROPPINGS ON SITE. THE RAT DROPPINGS WERE FOUND ON THE FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, NEAR THE DRAIN BOARD OF THE DISHWASHING MACHINE, UNDER THE SHELVES WHERE THE DRY INGREDIENTS ARE STORED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, AND UNDER THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE SUSHI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RAT DROPPINGS, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED THE REAR EXIT DOOR IN THE FOOD PREP AREA NOT RODENT PROOF AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED DISPOSABLE CUPS STORED INSIDE THE BULK DRY INGREDIENT CONTAINERS. ALSO FOUND CONTAINERS OF DRY FOOD ITEMS ON THE SHELVES IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO USE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES TO TRANFER FOOD ITEMS AND COVER DRY FOOD ITEMS, WHILE UNATTENDED.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE OUTERIOR ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH SLIGHT GREASE BUILD UP. INSTURCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED SLIGHT BLACK BUILD UP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE PANEL ABOVE THE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE MENTIONED UNIT.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH A LEAK AT THE PIPE. WATER PROFUSELY LEAKING INTO A BUCKET OF WATER UNDER PIPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FLOORS NOT CLEAN: UNDER/BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA, UNDER THE SHELVES WERE THE DRY INGREDIENTS ARE STORED IN THE REAR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FRONT SERVICE/ PREP AREA. ALSO, THE WALLS AND PIPES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT OBSERVED WITH GREASE DROPLETS AND GREASE RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED FLOORS AND WALLS.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST TAKE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND RECORDS MUST BE MAINTAINED ON SITE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE, WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST TAKE COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 20, 2024: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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