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ROYAL THAI CUISINE
2209 W MONTROSE AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60618
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2025-11-12; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-11-12), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2025-11-12: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES: RAW CHICKEN AT 52.0F IN THE MAIN KITCHEN LINE COOLER, COOKED NOODLES AT 68.7F AND RAW EGGS AT 67.9F AT THE GRILL LINE SHELF. INSTRUCTED TO DENATURE AND DISCARD TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES AND MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS AT 41.0F OR BELOW FOR COLD-HOLDING. APPROXIMATELY 25 LBS OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $80.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DENATURED AND DISCARDED ALL LISTED TCS FOOD ITEMS ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-41 — WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS STORED IN WATER WITHOUT ADEQUATE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS USED FOR CLEANING EQUIPMENT SURFACES IN AN ADEQUATE SANITIZER SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- Not Critical: CHI-44 — UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: OBSERVED CLEAN RICE COOKER STORED ON WOODEN PLANK DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR OF THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED SEVERAL DRAIN PLUGS AND DRAIN FILTERS THROUGHOUT PLUMBING FIXTURES IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA HEAVILY-SOILED AND NO LONGER EASILY-CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DRAIN FILTERS AND DRAIN PLUGS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY-CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUBMING FIXTURES EASILY-CLEANABLE.
- Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED TWO FOOD HANDLING STAFF ON-SITE WITHOUT VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL FOOD HANDLING STAFF WITH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE(S) ON-SITE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES.
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