Similan Thai - Sushi Restaurant
Troubled record — failed 6 of 13 inspections for pest activity, documentation & training
2025-09-09 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection ▾
No violations found.
2025-09-02 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 2 ▾
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 12 LIVE COCKROACHES DURING INSPECTION. LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY WAS NOTED UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, ON AND BEHIND PREP COOLER ADJACENT TO COOKING EQUIPMENT, BEHIND UPRIGHT REFRIGERATOR NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR, BEHIND REACH IN FREEZE...
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 DEAD COCKROACHES DURING INSPECTION. DEAD ROACH ACTIVITY WAS NOTED UNDER IN MAIN DINING AREA UNDER CHAIR FACING WINDOWS, UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, BEHIND PREP COOLER ADJACENT TO COOKING EQUIPMENT, BEHIND UPRIGHT REFRIGERA...
2025-06-24 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
No violations found.
2025-06-12 Fail Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BELOW DINING TABLE ATTACHED TO WINDOW, IN MAIN PREP AREA IN BETWEEN HOT COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF REAR UPRIGHT COOLER, AND ON FLOOR IN REAR WAREWASHING AREA BELOW TH...
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 LIVE ROACHES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN MAIN PREP AREA ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF AND ON SIDE OF PREP COOLER, AND UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CONSULT PEST CONTROL AS ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR EL...
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED CHICKEN AND SHRIMP STORED ON FLOOR BELOW THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
2024-09-23 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 2 ▾
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.11--- WALLS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN, COOKS LINE, DISH AREA WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE. : 6-201.13--- BASEBOARD WALL COVING IN POOR REPAIR/BROKEN/DAMAGE...
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
2-102.13--- CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.
2024-09-13 Fail Canvass CRITICAL 14 ▾
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
NOTED THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. AN IN-USE UTENSIL BEING STORED INSIDE THE SINK. MANAGER REMOVED. REVIEWED THAT HAND WASHING SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) ...
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
NOTED NO SOAP AVAILABLE FOR HAND WASHING AT THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
NOTED COOKED/PREPARED TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED CHICKEN AND CREAM CHEESE FILLING IN THE TALL REACH-IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN SEVEN DAYS. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST ...
TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED
NOTED SEVERAL WORKING CONTAINERS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, IN FOOD PREP AREAS, AT HAND WASHING SINKS, IN MOP CLOSET NOT LABELED WITH THE CHEMICAL COMMON NAME. MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL TOXIC ITEM CONTAINERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLAT...
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED VARIOUS CUT VEGETABLE'S AND OTHER ASSORTED NON-TCS FOODS IN THE REAR REFRIGERATION NOT LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT NAME. ALSO NOTED BULK RICE CONTAINER IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM NOT LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL...
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
IN USE UTENSIL BEING IMPROPERLY STORED IN A HAND WASHING SINK. MANAGER REMOVED.
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST BE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
BASEBOARD WALL COVING IN POOR REPAIR/BROKEN/DAMAGED AT THE REAR WASHROOM HALLWAY AND AT THE MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
WALLS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN, COOKS LINE, DISH AREA WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
NO PROOF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 10-20-23 REPORT #2583755 NOT CORRECTED. #38- NOTED DEAD ROACHES ON THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BASE AND ON GLUE BOARDS AT THE REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND REMOVE THE DEAD INSECTS AND THE GLUE BOARD...
2023-10-20 Pass Canvass CRITICAL 5 ▾
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
NOTED DEAD ROACHES ON THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BASE AND ON GLUE BOARDS AT THE REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND REMOVE THE DEAD INSECTS AND THE GLUE BOARDS.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH EXPOSED LINING AT THE DOOR AT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, MAINTAIN, AND - OR REPLACE.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
NOTED SOME SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA LINED WITH FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
NOTED WATER LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT.
2022-11-07 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection 2 ▾
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
4-501.11--- TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THE COOKS LINE COOLER.----BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. IT MUST REPLACE ALL.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, CERTIFICATES, OR NEW HIRE VERIFICATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
2022-11-03 Fail Complaint Re-Inspection CRITICAL 6 ▾
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
6-501.111 NOTED A NEW VIOLATION WITH ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE ELEVATED AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS REMOVED. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS AND UNDER WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE ROOM. SEVERAL DEAD MICE WE...
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
4-903.11 (A; B;D)- MUST NOT STORE CLEAN DISHES SUCH AS POT LIDS UNDER THE DISHWASHING AREA HAND WASHING SINK OR BETWEEN THE WALL AND WATER PIPING UNDER THE HAND SINK.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
4-501.11--- TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THE COOKS LINE COOLER.----BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. IT MUST REPLACE ALL.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
: 4-602.13---- SHELVING FOR CLEAN DISH STORAGE BEHIND THE TWO-DOOR COOLER IN THE KITCHEN IS DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND DEAD ROACHES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, CERTIFICATES, OR NEW HIRE VERIFICATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED
8-404.13 (B:3) PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION FROM 10-26-22 REPORT #2566014 #60 NOT CORRECTED. #55- STILL NOTED FLOORS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE ROOM. NOTED DEAD MICE AND MICE DROPPING THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITA...
2022-10-26 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 18 ▾
FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ANIMAL-ORIGIN FOODS BEING STORED IMPROPERLY DIRECTLY ABOVE PREPARED FOODS AND FRESH VEGETABLES. RAW CHICKEN STORED ON TOP SHELVING ABOVE UNCOVERED READY-TO-EAT ASSORTED PREPARED SAUCES INSIDE THE COOKS LINE TWO-DOOR COOLER. RAW...
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE A TWO-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. COOKED CHICKEN AT 64.4F, CREAM CHEESE FILLING AT 50.5F, RAW CHICKEN AT 46.4F. ALL FOODS ARE DISCARDED. REVIEWED PROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES. PRIORI...
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD IN THE TWO-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER LONGER THAN 24 HOURS WITH NO EXPIRATION DATES. NO PREPARED FOODS IE: SAUCES, CUT VEGETABLES, COOKED MEAT, HAD ANY DATES OR LABELS OF ANY KIND. REVIEWED PROPER DATE LABELING REQUIREMENTS...
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE TWO-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. COOLER NOTED RANGING BETWEEN 45.7F TO 50. F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F O...
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
SCOOP FOR PREPARED RICE MUST NOT BE HELD INSIDE THE RICE WITH THE HANDLE INSIDE THE FOOD.
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
MUST NOT STORE CLEAN DISHES AND UTENSILS ON TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE DISHWASHING AREA HAND WASHING SINK.
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
MUST NOT USE PLASTIC MILK OR SODA CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THE COOKS LINE COOLER.----BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE ALL.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
PEELING PLASTIC ON THE METAL SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST REMOVE.-----ALL SHELVING FOR CLEAN DISH STORAGE THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN IS DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND DEAD ROACHES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
INTERIOR OF THE TOASTER OVEN DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE.----DIRTY EXTERIOR OF THE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
LEAK ON THE NOZZLE AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
NOTED A WHITE UNKNOWN POWDER THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS, UNDER, AND AROUND ALL COOLERS AND EQUIPMENT.---- EXCESSIVE GREASE ON FLOORS UNDER THE COOKS LINE.----DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AND ATTACHED GREASE ...
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
ALL STORED ITEMS, SUCH AS CLEANING TOOLS, AND PLASTIC BUCKETS, MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE REAR OUTDOOR PATIO LEADING TO THE WASTE CONTAINERS.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IE: HANDBAGS, IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, CERTIFICATES OR NEW HIRE VERIFICATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 7-29-21 REPORT #2523398 NOT CORRECTED. #55- FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
2021-07-29 Pass Canvass 2 ▾
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY ON SHELVING UNITS. MUST STORE INVERTED.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
2020-12-21 Pass w/ Conditions License Re-Inspection CRITICAL 3 ▾
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
2-102.14(O)-OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE VERIFICATION FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.11-OBSERVED GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING STOVE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
2-102.13-OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE INCOMPLETE. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
2020-12-18 Fail License CRITICAL 4 ▾
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE VERIFICATION FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED AT DISHWASHING AREA IN REAR. MUST INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030(C).
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING STOVE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE INCOMPLETE. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
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