Yummy Thai
Last inspected: Jan 25, 2024
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Score
Inspectors have visited Yummy Thai four times, with records going back to 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Jan 25, 2024. Low risk indicates the latest report didn't flag anything that would worry the average customer. The most recent inspection at Yummy Thai is from Jan 25, 2024, and nothing newer appears in the public record.
Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around one violation lately and about eight violations before that.
Across the inspection history, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded six times.
Compared to the broader Chicago restaurant scene, where the average is 81, this is a stronger showing. The record reflects steady performance over time.
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Inspection History
Jan 25, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP DISH AREA, AROUND DISH MACHINE, PREP TABLES, AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP, AND - OR GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
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Jan 11, 2023
Reinspection
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: 6-303.11 OBSERVED A BURNED-OUT LIGHT NEAR THE VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.12 OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS AND GREASE BUILD ON THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE COOK LINE PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN THEM.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: 6-501.112 MUST REMOVE DEAD COCKROACHES FROM THE FLOOR INSIDE THE REAR DISH/PREP ROOM AND ON THE SMALL CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: 2-402.11 OBSERVED TWO FOOD-HANDLING EMPLOYEES PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD-HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: 4-602.13 OBSERVED HEAVY GRIME BUILD UP ON THE SPRAYER ARM IN THE DISH ROOM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN SPRAYER ARM AND MAINTAIN.
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Jan 4, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 12 violations
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: FOUND LOW-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE BROKEN AND UNABLE TO SANITIZE. THE MANAGER STATES KITCHEN CURRENTLY ONLY USES A 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, AND ECOLAB HAS BEEN CONTACTED TO COME TO REMOVE THE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE USING THE 3-COMP SINK TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE ALL DISHES, POTS, AND PANS UNTIL THE MACHINE HAS BEEN SERVICED/ REPAIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. THE DISH MACHINE IS TAGGED; INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT CDPH FOR REINSPECTION IF THE MACHINE IS REPAIRED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO HAND PAPER TOWELS AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE REAR DISH AND THE FRONT DRINK PREP AREA. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. CORRECTED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: FOUND AN INCOMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. OBSERVED NO RECENT INSPECTION RECEIPT (AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR PER CODE) ON-SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. THE LAST REPORT, INSIDE LOG BOOK, IS DATED 1/26/22. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO INSPECTION REPORTS PER YEAR AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO SOAP AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE REAR DISH AND THE FRONT DRINK PREP AREA. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH HAND-CLEANING LIQUID AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030-(C). COMBINED WITH THE ABOVE CITATION.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: MUST REMOVE DEAD COCKROACHES FROM THE FLOOR INSIDE THE REAR DISH/PREP ROOM AND ON THE SMALL CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: FOUND BOXES OF UNCOOKED NOODLES STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE WASHROOMS DOORS. MUST ELEVATE OFF FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: OBSERVED TWO FOOD-HANDLING EMPLOYEES PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD-HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HEAVY GRIME BUILD UP ON THE SPRAYER ARM IN THE DISH ROOM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN SPRAYER ARM AND MAINTAIN.
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Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WOOD PLANKS AND OTHER WOOD STACKED ALONG THE FENCE IN THE DUMPSTER STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DUMPSTER STORAGE AREA FREE OF ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS AND GREASE BUILD ON THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE COOK LINE PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN THEM.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A BURNED-OUT LIGHT NEAR THE VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.
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Jan 5, 2022
License
1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOAP DISPENSER MOUNTED ON WALL ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ABOUT A 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR ON 1ST FLOOR NEAR BATHROOMS. MUST SEAL GAP WITH A RODENT PROOF STRIP TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTERS AND YELLOW STAINS INSIDE OF MICROWAVE AT MAIN PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT MOP SINK IN BASEMENT. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED CHIPPING PAINT ON CEILING ABOVE FOOD STORAGE AREA IN BASEMENT. MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT CEILING AREA FOR SMOOTH AND EASY CLEANABILITY.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED BROKEN WALL TILES UNDER COOKING STOVE IN MAIN PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY SEAL TILES.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP MAINLY ON LEFT SIDE OF VENTILATION HOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Yummy Thai last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Yummy Thai on file is from Jan 25, 2024. The public record contains four inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Yummy Thai?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Yummy Thai.
Has Yummy Thai's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Yummy Thai have averaged around one violation per visit, down from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Yummy Thai means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
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