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KOREAN AIR LOUNGE
11601 W TOUHY AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60666
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2016-02-11; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
9 findings at the latest imported inspection (2016-02-11), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2016-02-11: Complaint
Fail
- Not Critical: CHI-9 — WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE - Comments: FOUND NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
- Not Critical: CHI-3 — POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (COLD SANDWICHES) AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING SERVICE WITH AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 55.4F AND 54.6F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 140F OR ABOVE. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS TOTAL VALUE $ 20.00, TOTAL WEIGHT 3 LBS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
- Not Critical: CHI-8 — SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: FOUND LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE FINAL SANITIZING RINSE AT 0 PPM CONCENTRATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. A MECHANICAL DISH WASHING MACHINES SHOULD PROVIDE A FINAL SANITIZING RINSE OF EITHER 50 – 100 PPM CHLORINE, 200 PPM FOR QUATERNARY AMMONIUM (FOR CHEMICAL SANITIZING MACHINE) OR 180F FINAL RINSE (FOR HOT WATER SANITIZING MACHINE). MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION OF 25 PPM AT 120F, 50 PPM AT 75F, 100 PPM AT 55F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38
- Not Critical: CHI-11 — ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND NO EXPOSED HAND SINK AVAILABLE IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
- Not Critical: CHI-18 — NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: FOUND NO LICENSED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, A PEST CONTROL WRITTEN LOG BOOK SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
- Not Critical: CHI-21 — * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (COLD DELI SANDWICHES). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
- Not Critical: CHI-32 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NOTED INTERIOR SURFACES OF CABINET UNDER 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO FIX.
- Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE CABINETS INCLUDING CABINET UNDER 2 COMPARTMENT SINK.
- Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH COOLERS AND DISH MACHINE.
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