RICE THAI CAFE

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED REAR PREP HANDWASHING SINK WITHOUT HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED ONE PEST CONTROL REPORT FROM 08/2023 NO 2024 NOR 2025 SERVICE REPORTS. ALL RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED ILLINOIS EXTERMINATOR WHO SHALL PROVIDE INSECT AND VERMIN SERVICES AT THE ESTABLISHMENT AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. A LOG BOOK SHALL BE KEPT FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE SERVICE REPORTS AND THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY’S ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC (IDPH) HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED MICROFIBER TOWELS USED AS LINER ON SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED THREE BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULBS IN DRINK PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: FOOD DEBRIS BETWEEN RUBBER GASKETS INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER IN PREP AREA.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: HOT WATER HANDLE AT SECOND FLOOR HANDWASHING SINK IN POOR REPAIR(TOO HARD TO TURNED ON AND OFF).REPAIR ISSUED.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: BROKEN CAULKING BETWEEN WALL AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.REPLACE.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: A SIGN OR POSTER THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS IS NOT PROVIDED AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES. PROVIDE A CLEARLY VISIBLE HANDWASHING SIGN AT EACH HAND SINK.

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: SINGLE-USE PLASTIC CUPS WITHOUT A HANDLE ARE USED AS A SCOOP IN SUGAR AND RICE CONTAINERS. THE MANAGER PROVIDED A SCOOP WITH A HANDLE WHILE ON SITE.

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: UTENSILS STORED IN STAGNANT WATER IN RICE AREAS. UTENSILS MUST BE STORED WITH UTENSILS HANDLES FACING UP AND OUT OF THE FOOD ITEM; ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SURFACE; IN RUNNING WATER; IN A CONTAINER OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE 135F.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: CRATES USED AS STORAGE AND MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR SAUCE IN STAIRWAY. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE A DURABLE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE, AND EASY TO MONITOR UNDERNEATH.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: CARDBOARD USED AS LINING ON SHELF AND NEAR FLOOR UNDER COOKLINE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE A DURABLE, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: BULK FOOD, FOOD REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINER AND FOOD IN BOTTLE ON TOP THE DINING TABLE FOR CUSTOMER USE MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME -

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: ALL PREP WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD BETWEEN USE IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION,INCLUDED AT FRONT COUNTER TO WIPE MULTI USE UTENSILS -

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MILK-CRATES ARE USED FOR FOOD ELEVATION,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CRATE AND PROVIDE RAISED SHELVES. GRIMES ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAPS IN THE KITCHEN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDED DEEP FRYER WITH GREASE BUILD-UP,ALSO PIPES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT .CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE IN THE ALLEY WITH EXCESSIVE SPILLED GREASE ON THE SURROUNDING GROUND,WALLS BEHIND THE CONTAINER AND ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL SPILLED GREASE, CLEAN WALL AND CONTAINER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED. -

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: GREASE,DEBRIS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT MAIN PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN UNDER EQUIPMENT,UNDER SHELVES, AROUND GREASE TRAPS .CLEAN AND MAINTAIN .

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 10-16-8, REPORT #2229781 #58)OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING PROVIDED. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-42-090,CITATION ISSUED

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: A OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM IN PLACE. READY TO EAT AND OR TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS PREPARED AND HELD IN A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE A CLEARLY MARKED LABELING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED ON PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS WITH THE DATE OF PREPARTION) COUNTING AS DAY 1. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NO CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING PROVIDED. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN