Food Safety Report: Saimai Thai, 338 W Armitage Ave , Chicago, Il, USA.

338 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, 60614 Illinois, United States

Report date: Nov 13, 2023
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: no written employee health policy on site for all employees. Must provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010 citation issued.

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: no written cleaning procedure for a vomit/diarrhea event and all required equipment. Must provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: all bulk food containers, including the cook's line spices, must be labeled with the product common name.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: must install a splash guard at the rear prep/dish hand washing sink between the sink and prep table.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: to-go food containers on the cook's line must be stored inverted to prevent contamination.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must not use plastic grocery bags as food containers in freezers and coolers. Must be washable containers or food-grade disposable plastic bags.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: noted extremely large oversized pots in the rear dry food storage room used to make sauces, as the manager stated, unable to be submerged in the three-compartment sink to enable washing, rinsing and sanitizing. Must remove the pots from the premises and provide pots that can be properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized in the three-compartment sink on site or provide a larger sink. Priority foundation violation 7-38-025 citation issued.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must not use paper towels or cardboard as liners for shelving throughout the premises, including inside coolers and freezers. Must be a smooth, cleanable surface.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: all bulk food containers found dirty. Must clean and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: foam wall bumper guard behind the rear box freezer dirty with encrusted food debris. Must clean or replace.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floors behind all box freezers with dirt and debris. Must clean and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: missing light shields above all coolers and freezers in the rear dry food storage room.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: no valid city of chicago food handler certificates on site for all employees. Must provide.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: no valid allergen certificates or training on site for all city of chicago certified food managers. Must provide.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violation from 10-25-22 report #2565861 not corrected #41- 3-304. 14: must store wiping cloths in prep areas in sanitizer buckets between uses to prevent cross-contamination. Instructed to maintain. #47- replace broken plastic containers stored inside the chest freezer. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov