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Ruman Chai Shai & Restaurant

6348 N Artesian Ave, Chicago, IL 60659 · West Ridge · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
50/100

Troubled record — failed 2 of 5 inspections for documentation & training, employee hygiene

Inspections
5
2 passed
Last Inspected
2025-07-01
Pass Rate
40%
2 failures
Score
50/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2025-07-01)
Failed 2 inspections (2024, 2024)
Documentation & Training issues found across 4 inspections
Employee Hygiene issues found across 4 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 14×
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Documentation & Training critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Pest Activity critical
Chemical Safety minor
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Food Storage & Handling minor
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Other critical
2025-07-01 Pass Canvass
3
minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MOP SINK DRAIN PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN MOP SINK.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

VENTILATION HOOD WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND MAINTAIN.

2024-11-25 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection
2
minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE FOR THE MOPSINK FAUCET IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA.

minor Pest Activity

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING LIGHTSHIELDS AND MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN LIGHTSHIED WITH DEAD INSECTS ABOVE KITCHEN PREP AREA.

2024-11-14 Fail Complaint Re-Inspection
CRITICAL 6
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

UNLABELED FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST LABEL ALL FOOD IN CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED 7 LIVE ROACHES ON PREMISES AT PREP AREAS AND 8 RODENT DROPPINGS IN FRYER CABINET. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL ROACHES AND RODENT DROPPINGS. ELIMINATE ACTIVITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). HAVE PREMISES SERVICED BY PEST CONTROL CO...

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

NO SPLASH GUARDS ON MOP SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND FOOD EQUIPMENT & SHELVES. MUST INSTALL WASHABLE SPLASH GUARDS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MICROWAVES NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF EQUIPMENT.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND THE COOKING LINE. ACCUMULATED AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVES, RACKS, GREASE TRAP, SINKS, FOOD CONTAINERS AND COOLERS/FREEZERS. MUST CL...

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MOP SINK WAS REMOVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST RE-INSTALL MOP SINK WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER, AND A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE, ON PREMISES.

2024-10-10 Fail Complaint
CRITICAL 17
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE. ONLY A COLOR COPY IS POSTED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE(S). AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLE...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT ALL HANDWASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN, WASHROOM AND WASHBOWL IN THE DINING AREA FOR CUSTOMERS. MUST PROVIDE DISPOSABLE TOWELS AT ALL HAND SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO SIGNAGE INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS AT ALL HAND SINKS. MUST POST SIGNAGE.

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHING, RINSING AND THEN STORING MULTI-USE UTENSILS: POTS, CONTAINERS ETC. AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. NO SANITIZING SOLUTION USED AT THIRD COMPARTMENT SINK. SANITARIAN CORRECTED ISSUE AND SET UP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SANITIZER SO...

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

UNLABELED FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST LABEL ALL FOOD IN CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

PEST INFESTATION. OBSERVED NUMEROUS LIVE ROACHES, OVER 100, IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF PREMISES: DINING AREA ON CUSTOMER USE HANDWASHING WASHBOWL AND ON DINING TABLES, ON FLOORS UNDER THE DOOR BETWEEN DINING AND KITCHEN, UNDER AND INSIDE THE POP REACH COO...

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

NO SPLASH GUARDS ON MOP SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND FOOD EQUIPMENT & SHELVES. MUST INSTALL WASHABLE SPLASH GUARDS.

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED CLEAN FOOD CONTAINERS STORED INSIDE THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE: WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE MENTIONED UTENSILS. MOP SINK IS ONLY DESIGNATED FOR WASHING MOPS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MICROWAVES NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF EQUIPMENT.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

CUTTING BOARDS ARE STAINED AND UNCLEAN. MUST REPLACE STAINED CUTTING BOARDS.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND THE COOKING LINE. ACCUMULATED AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVES, RACKS, GREASE TRAP, SINKS, FOOD CONTAINERS AND COOLERS/FREEZERS. MUST CL...

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

GREASE, LITTER AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND WALLS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

serious Employee Hygiene

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OPENING ON WALLS BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. CAULK SMOOTLY BEHIND THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN PREP AREA.

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

2024-03-19 Pass w/ Conditions License
CRITICAL 5
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.

critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

NO PROCEDURE/PLAN AND KIT FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE BOX FREEZERS. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS. MUST REPLACE.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

WOOD PLATFORM UNDER THE GRILL AT REAR PREP AREA MUST BE REMOVED.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ADDITIONAL CLEANING IS REQUIRED INSIDE THE OVENS.

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