SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

THE ELEPHANT THAI CUISINE.

EAT. 96/100

5353 W DEVON AVE · FOREST GLEN, CHICAGO

Last inspected January 28, 2025 · passed

Clean record across 4 inspections. No failures, no critical violations.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
4 passed
VIOLATIONS
6
none critical
RECORDS COVER
2 YEARS
since Aug 2022

INSPECTION HISTORY

JAN 28
2025
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORFood Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED SMALL AMOUNT OF ITEMS FROZEN IN GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STOP FREEZING IN GROCERY BAGS AND USE ONLY FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.

JAN 22
2024
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORFood Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ICE SCOOP OUTSIDE OF ICE MACHINE IN ORDER TO AVOID CONTAMINATION.

MAR 30
2023
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED. (GRAINS, WHEAT,ETC.) MUST LABEL.

MINOREmployee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE.

MINORSanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

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

AUG 26
2022
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINOROther
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING COULD BE PROVIDED. ALL CERTIFED FOOD MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.

Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health. We'd love to link you straight to this restaurant's record — turns out Chicago considers that a luxury. The full dataset is what's on offer →

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