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Restaurant: Opart Thai House
Address: 1906 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: Sep 18, 2012

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All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LITTER/DEBRIS AROUND OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA, ORGANIZE CLUTTERED STORAGE AREAS, ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM FROM TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FOUND TWO PREP COOLERS AT KITCHEN AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 51.0-52.4F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE AT 40F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL 7-38-005(A) ISSUED. MANAGER CALLED COOLING TECHNICIAN TO SERVICE SAID UNITS. TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON SITE AT END OF INSPECTION TO REPAIR SAID PREP COOLERS.
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE ABOVE SAID PREP COOLERS: 2LBS OF COOKED DUCK, 1LB OF COOKED PORK, AND 2 X DOZEN EGGS AT 53.5-55.0F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID FOOD ITEMS. APPROXIMATE VALUE $50.00. NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS PROVIDED. INSITRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES AT 40F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSEREVED FOOD HANDLER/WAITRESS HANDLING DIRTY DISHES, THEN TOUCHING COMPUTER SCREEN,THEN SCOOPING COOKED RICE INTO BOWLS COMING IN CONTACT WITH BARE HANDS THAT WERE NOT WASHED AFTER CLEARING DIRTY DISHES/ COMPUTER SCREEN.INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS PER CITY CODE AFTER MULTI-TASKING TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES. ALSO, OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER RINSING POT INSIDE HAND WASH SINK IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO USE HAND WASH SINK FOR HAND WASHING ONLY AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE UTENSILS/EQUIPMENT. CRITICAL 7-38-010(A) ISSUED.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL PACKAGED FOOD ITMES INSIDE FREEZER.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND WASH SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT BAR PREP AREA.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDER, AROUND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DIRT AND GREASE SPILLS.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UPPER WALLS AND CEILING AT KITCHEN AND WALLS AROUND HAND WASH SINK AT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL BASE COVING THROUGH OUT KITCHEN PREP AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS WITH DUST BUILD-UP IN KITCHEN.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND FAUCET/PIPING AT UTILITY SINK.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND OR REPLACE WORN, STAINED DISH WASHING HOLDERS, INTERIOR OF FREEZER, STORAGE SHELVES AT FRONT BAR AREA, VENT COVERS IN TOILET ROOMS, AND INTERIOR REFRIGERATION UNITS AT BAR.

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FOUND AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN AT 56.1F AT TOP COMPARTMENT AND 57.7F AT BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF SAID UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE AT 40F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT. FAX LETTER TO 312-746-4240 WHEN UNIT MAINTAINS 40F AND LOWER. CRITICAL 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE ABOVE SAID UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: RAW SHRIMP, BEEF, CHICKEN AT 48.5F, TOFU AT 56.3F, 24 EGGS AT 66.6F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES AT 40F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS PROVIDED. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID ITEMS AT APPROXIMATE VALUE $50.00. CRITICAL 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
FOUND SMALL THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT BAR WITH DIRTY GLASSES SOAKING IN FIRST COMPARTMENT IN DIRTY, STAGNANT WATER WHICH IS UNABLE TO DRAIN DUE TO CLOGGED DRAIN. ALSO,MIDDLE COMPARTMENT NOT DRAINING WHEN WATER TURNED ON AND RUNNING INTO MIDDLE COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GLASSES FROM SAID SINK, UNCLOGG DRAINS AT SAID SINK, AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS 7-38-030 ISSUED.
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #231311 ON 04/07/10 NOT CORRECTED: #INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARDS BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND WASH SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT BAR PREP AREA, #33 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND OR REPLACE WORN, STAINED DISH WASHING HOLDERS, INTERIOR OF FREEZER, STORAGE SHELVES AT FRONT BAR AREA, VENT COVERS IN TOILET ROOMS, AND INTERIOR OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AT BAR, #34 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDER, AROUND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DIRT AND GREASE SPILLS, #35 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UPPER WALLS AND CEILING AT KITCHEN AND WALLS AROUND HAND WASH SINK AT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL BASE COVING THROUGH OUT KITCHEN PREP AREA, #36 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS WITH DUST BUILD-UP IN KITCHEN, #41INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LITTER/DEBRIS AROUND OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA, ORGANIZE CLUTTERED STORAGE AREAS, ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. SERIOUS 7-42-090 ISSUED.
REMOVE POP AND MILK CRATES AND REPLACE WITH ADEQUATE SHELVING/RACKS TO STORE ITEMS.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE SOILED CEILING PANELS, SEAL WALL NEXT TO VENTILATION HOOD WHERE EXPOSED INSULATION LOCATED, WIPE DOWN WALL AT REAR.
BUILDUP THRESHOLD AT REAR DOOR. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AT BAR.
FOUND OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE RECEPTACLE NOT MAINTAINED. GREASE RECEPTACLE LID WIDE OPEN WITH GREASE SPILLAGE, NOODLES, MANILLA CLAM SHELFISH TAG,FOOD DEBRIS,GREASE SPILLS SURROUNDING GROUND, SPLATTERED ON WALLS, AND ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF LID. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE AREA AT ALL TIMES AND KEEP LID CLOSED. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.

HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG REMOVED FROM UNIT. AMBIENT AIR AT 40.4F. INSTRUCTED TO RESUME USE OF SAID UNIT.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
SEE VIOLATION #14.
A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. NON-COMPLIANCE WITH PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATIONS FROM INSPECTION #422269 ON 10/26/2010: #19 FOUND OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE RECEPTACLE NOT MAINTAINED. GREASE SPILLS SURROUNDING GROUND, SPLATTERED ON WALLS, AND ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF LID. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE AREA AT ALL TIMES. EMPLOYEES FROM OPART THAI RESTAURANT, EMPLOYEES FROM CAFE BIONDA, AND PROPERTY MAINTANENCE EMPLOYEES CLEANING SAID AREA AT THIS TIME. #29 PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #231311 ON 04/07/10 NOT CORRECTED: #32 INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARDS BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND WASH SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT BAR PREP AREA. #35 INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL BASE COVING THROUGH OUT KITCHEN PREP AREA. #41 INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE CLUTTERED STORAGE AREAS. MANAGER HAS INVOICE FROM KIN ON CONSTRUCTION CO. 3601 S. HALSTED STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60609 FOR THE FOLLOWING: INSTALLATION OF 2 SPLASH GUARDS AND FLOOR WALL BASE COVING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN PREP AREA. WORK TO BE COMPLETED BY 11/08/10. MANAGER REMOVING UNUSED ITEMS FROM CLUTTERED STORAGE AREA AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL 7-42-090 ISSUED.
REMOVE POP AND MILK CRATES AND REPLACE WITH ADEQUATE SHELVING/RACKS TO STORE ITEMS.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
BUILDUP THRESHOLD AT REAR DOOR. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AT BAR.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE SOILED CEILING PANELS AND WIPE DOWN WALL AT REAR.
SEE VIOLATION $14.

FOUND HOOD EXHAUST NOT CLEAN(EXCESSIVE GREASE).
FOUND FLOORS INSIDE STORAGE NOT CLEAN.

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