SIMILAN THAI - SUSHI RESTAURANT.

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) CITATION ISSUED.

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.

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 BE DATE LABELED WITH EXPIRATION DATE. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

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 VIOLATION 7-38-015

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 FOODS.

IN USE UTENSIL BEING IMPROPERLY STORED IN A HAND WASHING SINK. MANAGER REMOVED.

ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST BE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.

MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT.

BASEBOARD WALL COVING IN POOR REPAIR/BROKEN/DAMAGED AT THE REAR WASHROOM HALLWAY AND AT THE MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

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.

NO PROOF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.

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 BOARDS.#47- 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.#47- NOTED SOME SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA LINED WITH FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090.

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.

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.

NOTED SOME SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA LINED WITH FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.

NOTED WATER LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT.

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.

2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, CERTIFICATES, OR NEW HIRE VERIFICATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

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 WERE NOTED ON GLUE BOARDS THROUGHOUT UNDER SHELVING. MUST REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND DEAD MICE. SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMEND HAVING PEST CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR MICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.

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.

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.

: 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.

2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, CERTIFICATES, OR NEW HIRE VERIFICATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

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 CITATION ISSUED.

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 EGGS AND RAW SHRIMP ARE STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE FRESH VEGETABLES, FRESH PARSLEY, AND PREPARED FOODS IN THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. ALL FOODS ARE DISCARDED. REVIEWED PROPER FOOD PROTECTION DURING STORAGE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

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. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

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. ALL FOODS ARE DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

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 OR BELOW, AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

SCOOP FOR PREPARED RICE MUST NOT BE HELD INSIDE THE RICE WITH THE HANDLE INSIDE THE FOOD.

MUST NOT STORE CLEAN DISHES AND UTENSILS ON TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE DISHWASHING AREA HAND WASHING SINK.

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

MUST NOT USE PLASTIC MILK OR SODA CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THE COOKS LINE COOLER.----BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE ALL.

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.

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.

LEAK ON THE NOZZLE AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.

ALL STORED ITEMS, SUCH AS CLEANING TOOLS, AND PLASTIC BUCKETS, MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE REAR OUTDOOR PATIO LEADING TO THE WASTE CONTAINERS.

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 TRAP.----EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER ON THE WALL BEHIND THE WORKS AND AT THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REMOVE POWDER, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS AND WALLS.----MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS A SPLASH GUARD ON THE COOKS LINE.

EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IE: HANDBAGS, IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS.

NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, CERTIFICATES OR NEW HIRE VERIFICATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

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.

FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY ON SHELVING UNITS. MUST STORE INVERTED.

FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

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.

6-201.11-OBSERVED GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING STOVE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2-102.13-OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE INCOMPLETE. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.

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.

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).

OBSERVED GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING STOVE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE INCOMPLETE. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.