Thai Bowl: health inspection history

Jun 22, 2026 Canvass Re-Inspection

• 47.FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USEDInspector comment: 4-101.19 : ALUMINUM FOIL ON BOTTOM SHELVES IN PREP AREAS. INSTD TO REMOVE FOIL AND RUSTY SURFACE UNDERNEATH SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE
• 49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: 4-601.11(C) : UNDERNEATH HANDLES OF COOLERS NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION, STICKY SURFACES. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME
• 51.PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICESInspector comment: 5-205.15: MISSING PROPER STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: 6-501.12: PREP AREA FLOOR NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
• 56.ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USEDInspector comment: 6-501.14: EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DEBRIS ON HOOD AND FILTERS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Jun 11, 2026 Canvass

• 38.INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENTInspector comment: OVER 30 RAT DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT. OVER 30 LIVE FLIES IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, AND FLIES AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• 47.FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USEDInspector comment: ALUMINUM FOIL ON BOTTOM SHELVES IN PREP AREAS. INSTD TO REMOVE FOIL AND RUSTY SURFACE UNDERNEATH SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE
• 49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: UNDERNEATH HANDLES OF COOLERS NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION, STICKY SURFACES. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME
• 51.PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICESInspector comment: MISSING PROPER STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: PREP AREA AND BASEMENT FLOOR NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
• 56.ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USEDInspector comment: EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DEBRIS ON HOOD AND FILTERS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Feb 5, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations listed in this record.

Jan 29, 2025 Canvass

• 38.INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENTInspector comment: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 70 RAT DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE STORAGE SHELVING AND ALONG THE WALLS OF THE BUILDING. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 40 DROPPINGS IN THE KITCHEN AREA ALONG THE WALLS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY FROM THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION…
• 38.INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENTInspector comment: OBSERVED NO CURRENT PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND OPERATOR MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST 2 PEST INSPECTIONS A YEAR, AND THE REPORTS MUST BE MAINTAINED IN THE LOG BOOK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CURRENT PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AND PEST INSPECTION REPORTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 41.WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STOREDInspector comment: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD. MUST MAINTAIN.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON THE FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISHWASHING, STORAGE, AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE COOKING AREA, CEILING, AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER…

Jan 25, 2024 Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations listed in this record.

Jan 18, 2024 Canvass

• 10.ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLEInspector comment: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 22.PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURESInspector comment: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE FRONT PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS 3LBS OF CHICKEN AT 49.1F AND 2LBS OF EGGS AT 65.3F. THE MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL OF 5LBS AT $75. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 37.FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINERInspector comment: OBSERVED SALT AND SUGAR OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND IN CONTAINERS BY THE WOK STATION WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAMES OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
• 38.INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENTInspector comment: OBSERVED NO CURRENT PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND OPERATOR MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST 2 PEST INSPECTIONS A YEAR, AND THE REPORTS MUST BE MAINTAINED IN THE LOG BOOK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CURRENT PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AND PEST INSPECTION REPORTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 38.INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENTInspector comment: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 65 RAT DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE STORAGE SHELVING AND ALONG THE WALLS OF THE BUILDING. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY FROM THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON THE FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISHWASHING, STORAGE, AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE COOKING AREA, CEILING, AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER…

Jan 13, 2023 Canvass Re-Inspection

• 38.INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENTInspector comment: 6-202.15 FOUND A GAP AT THE BOTTOM AND TOP OF THE FRONT WHITE DOOR. MUST SEAL GAPS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND MAINTAIN.
• 47.FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USEDInspector comment: 4-101.19 FOUND HEAVY RUST BUILD UP ON THE BOTTOM SHELVES OF THE TWO TABLES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REMOVE RUST SO SHELVING IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND MAINTAINED.
• 51.PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICESInspector comment: 5-205.15 OBSERVED A PIPE LEAKING FROM THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: 6-501.12 FOUND DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA AND OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE COOK'S LINE AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS, REMOVE ANY STANDING WATER, AND MAINTAIN.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: 6-201.11 OBSERVED THE BASEMENT STORAGE CEILING IN POOR REPAIR, WITH HOLES AND OPENINGS THROUGHOUT. MUST REPAIR CEILING IN SAID AREA SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• 56.ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USEDInspector comment: 6-303.11 FOUND HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND EDGES OF THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Jan 6, 2023 Canvass

• 2.CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATEInspector comment: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, RICE) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT: A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 38.INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENTInspector comment: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 125 RODENT DROPPINGS INSIDE THE PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES: 40 MOUSE DROPPINGS INSIDE THE TWO OVENS IN THE PREP AREA THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN USE, 20 MOUSE DROPPINGS UNDER THE SINK AND BEHIND THE TOILET IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, AND 65 RAT DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE STORAGE SHELVING. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT…
• 38.INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENTInspector comment: FOUND A GAP AT THE BOTTOM AND TOP OF THE FRONT WHITE DOOR. MUST SEAL GAPS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND MAINTAIN.
• 47.FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USEDInspector comment: FOUND HEAVY RUST BUILD UP ON THE BOTTOM SHELVES OF THE TWO TABLES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REMOVE RUST, SO SHELVING IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND MAINTAINED.
• 47.FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USEDInspector comment: OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON THE 2-DOOR TRUE COOLER IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE, AND MAINTAIN.
• 49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: FOUND AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT, GREASE, AND DEBRIS ON THE WOK STATION, COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSIDE BOTH OVENS, AND THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.
• 51.PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICESInspector comment: OBSERVED A PIPE LEAKING FROM THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: FOUND DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE COOK'S LINE AND DISHWASHING AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS, REMOVE ANY STANDING WATER, AND MAINTAIN.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED THE BASEMENT STORAGE CEILING IN POOR REPAIR, WITH HOLES AND OPENINGS THROUGHOUT. MUST REPAIR CEILING IN SAID AREA SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• 56.ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USEDInspector comment: FOUND POOR LIGHTING IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• 56.ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USEDInspector comment: FOUND HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND EDGES OF THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 58.ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIREDInspector comment: OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES EXPIRED. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS AND MAINTAIN.

Mar 17, 2022 Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations listed in this record.

Mar 10, 2022 Canvass

• 38.INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENTInspector comment: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED UNDER MOP SINK IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND ELIMINATE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(a). CITATION ISSUED.
• 49.NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANInspector comment: MUST CLEAN HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• 51.PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICESInspector comment: OBSERVED WATER DRIPPING FROM PIPE UNDER WASHBOWL SINK IN BATHROOM REAR WHEN WATER IS RUNNING. MUST REPAIR.
• 53.TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANEDInspector comment: OBSERVED LARGE GAP BETWEEN TOP OF BATHROOM DOOR AND CEILING AND GAP BETWEEN BOTTOM OF DOOR AND FLOOR LOCATED AT REAR BATHROOM PREP AREA. TOILET ROOM MUST BE COMPLETELY ENCLOSED.
• 55.PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEANInspector comment: OBSERVED LARGE HOLE ON FLOOR BY DRINK PREP STATION. MUST COVER AND SEAL HOLE.
• 58.ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIREDInspector comment: OBSERVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE INCOMPLETE. EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING.