Yak Thai Cuisine
5701 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60660 · Edgewater · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2014-01-22
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2014-01-22
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
4 ▾
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY ON SHELVING UNITS.(MUST STORE INVERTED)
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: 3 REACH IN COOLERS, HOOD EXHAUST, AND WOK STATIONS.(DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP)
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FOUND BASEMENT KITCHEN EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREAS NOT SWEPT.
minor Food Storage & Handling
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
FOUND POOR LIGHTING CONDITIONS AT BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS.(ADDITIONAL LIGHTING NEEDED)
2013-03-12 Pass Complaint 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS. MUST PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
5 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
CLEAN VENT COVER IN PREP AREA,DUST BUILD-UP
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN INSIDE THE BOTTOM PART OF DEEP FRYER,DUST AND GREASE BUILD-UP.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
REPLACE PLASTIC COVING/BASEBOARD WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,SOUTH EAST WALL.EXTREMELY GREASY AND DETACHED FROM WALLS. CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES SPECIALLY UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DEEP FRYER
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
SEAL CEILING TILES AROUND PIPE IN PREP AREA
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
PROVIDE NON-THREADED FAUCETS FOR THE THREE AND ONE COMPARTMENT SINKS, IN PREP AREA.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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