Food Safety Report: Jin Thai Cuisine, 5458 N Broadway , Chicago, Il, USA.

5458 North Broadway, Chicago, 60640 Illinois, United States

Report date: Nov 29, 2023
36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: observed no thermometers conspicuously placed in any of the cold holding equipment in the rear prep area. Instructed the person in charge to provide thermometers for allcold holding equipment and maintain.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: observed food containers stored on the floor in the rear dry storage area. Instructed the person in charge to properly store and protect food items from contamination while stored by elevating at least six inches from the floor and maintaining.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: observed multiple food handlers prepping food without hair restraints. Instructed the person in charge to ensure all food handling employees wear hair restraints to prevent contamination and maintain.

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: observed multiple wet wiping cloths on prep surfaces throughout the rear prep area. Instructed the person in charge to properly store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution between uses to prevent contamination of equipment & food and maintain.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed torn/damaged rubber gasket on door of reach-in cooler near the three-compartment sink. Instructed the person in charge to repair or replace gaskets and maintain.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed unfinished wood on the shelving shelving units in the rear prep area near the two-door refrigerators. Instructed the person in charge to finish the wood on the shelving units to be easily cleanable and maintain.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no chemical test kit that accurately measures the concentration in mg/l of sanitizing solution on site. Instructed the person in charge to provide a chemical test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in mg/l of sanitizing solutions and maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed food debris on floors throughout dry strorage and preparation areas. Instructed the person in charge to detail clean floors and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed food employee personal items stored in the prep area. Instructed the person in charge to provide an orderly storage area for employees' clothing and other possessions and maintain.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations from 04/10/2023 inspection, report #2573947 not corrected: #10 observed no handwashing signage at exposed handsinks located in the front bar and rear preparation area. Instructed the person in charge to provide handwashing signage at all hand sinks and maintain them. #16-observed the interior of the ice machine bin and interior guard with some dirt, not clean. Instructed the person in charge to detail clean and maintain. #47-observed multiple cutting boards with deep scratches and stains on prep tables in the rear preparation area. Instructed the person in charge to resurface/replace cutting boards and maintain them. #57-observed expired food handler certificates on site at the time of inspection. Instructed the person in charge to renew expired food handler certificates to comply with idph food handler requirements. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090. Citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov