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Inspections

1. Aug 28, 2025 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

     OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

     OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND HANDLED SUCH AS (BEEF, NOODLES, ETC) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

     OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED LOOSE DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE FLOORS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY OF FLOORS. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

2. Dec 18, 2024 License Re-Inspection · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

     OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. OBSERVED RECEIPT FROM KENNEDY KING COLLEGE WITH THE DATE OF 09/12/2024, WHICH SURPASSED THE GRACE PERIOD GRANTED TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.17: OBSERVED THE OUTLET ABOVE THE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR ACROSS FROM THE WOK STATION MISSING THE WALL BASE, CREATING OPENINGS WERE PEST CAN HARBOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-501.114: OBSERVED UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT UNDER THE STAIRCASES IN THE COMMON AREA AND NEAR THE REAR ELEVATOR AREA IN THE REAR COMMON AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     6-304.11: OBSERVED THE VENTILATION HOOD NOT TURNING ON. ALSO, THE LIGHTS UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD NOT TURNING ON. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

3. Nov 20, 2024 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Serious Priority

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL SANITIZER ON SITE FOR WAREWASHING. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE SANITIZER FOR WAREWASHING ON SITE ALL TIME. SANITIZER WAS DELIVERED BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED

     OBSERVED OPEN RODENT TRAPS WITH BAIT, THROUGHOUT THE REAR COMMON HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL OPEN RODENT TRAPS AND PROVIDE ONLY ENCLOSED TRAPS PROVIDED BY PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY 7-38-015, NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED AN OPENING IN THE LOWER WALL NEAR THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. THE FACILITY IS EXPOSED TO OUTSIDE, DUE TO OPENING CREATING AN ENTRY WAY FOR PEST. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENING AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED PEST INFESTATION. OBSERVED ONE LIVE RAT IN THE REAR COMMON HALLWAY WHERE THE FOOD PREP SUITES ARE LOCATED. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 70 OR MORE RAT DROPPINGS ON SITE. THE RAT DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED UNDER THE SHELVES IN THE REAR COMMON HALLWAY, UNDER THE STAIRCASES LEADING TO THE EXITS, IN THE COMMON AREA WHERE THE REAR ELEVATOR IS LOCATED, AND INSIDE SUITE 7 ON THE FLOOR AND ON THE WOODEN PANEL NEAR THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED ELIMINATE LIVE RODENT ACTIVITY, REMOVE RODENT DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. MUST PROVIDE A NEW PEST CONTORL SERVICE REPORT STATING PROVING THAT THE RODENT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND NO OTHER ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED. PRIORITY 7-38-020(A), NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT UNDER THE STAIRCASES IN THE COMMON AREA AND NEAR THE REAR ELEVATOR AREA IN THE REAR COMMON AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED THE OUTLET ABOVE THE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR ACROSS FROM THE WOK STATION MISSING THE WALL BASE, CREATING OPENINGS WERE PEST CAN HARBOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED THE VENTILATION HOOD NOT TURNING ON. ALSO, THE LIGHTS UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD NOT TURNING ON. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.