Rakkan Ramen

Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to properly label food storage containers identified with common name (flour, salt,sugar etc) in prep area.

Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

Inspector’s note: Toilet room receptacles must be covered. Instructed to provide cover/lead inside women's washroom (left stall).

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all corners in prep/dishwashing area especially underneath and behind cooking and cooling equipment.

A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

Inspector’s note: Previous core violations not corrected from inspection report# 2594688 issued on 05-15-2024 priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued #38 - instructed to rodent proof bottom of front entrance/exit door. #58 - found no approved allergen training certificate available. Instructed any person with city of chicago food service sanitation certificate to comply with allergen training certification.

Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to provide visible thermometer inside all prep and reach-in coolers.

Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to rodent proof bottom of front entrance/exit door.

Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

Inspector’s note: Food and non food items must be stored 6" off the floor to prevent contamination and for easy access on cleaning in rear storage room.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain interior and exterior surfaces of (2) handsink, 2 compartment sink and 3 compartment sink in prep/dishwashing area.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain interior of all floor drains with black moldlike build-up in prep/dishwashing area to prevent pest harborage.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain walls with grease spillage in prep/dishwashing area especially behind cooking equipment.

Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

Inspector’s note: Observed a 1/4" gap at the bottom of the rear exit door, located near the women's toilet room. Instructed the person in charge to provide a tight-fitting seal at all outer openings to prevent pests ' entry.

Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed two food handling employees not wearing hair restraints while preparing food. Instructed the person in charge that all food handling employees must wear a hair restraint while preparing food.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Observed a three-compartment sink located in the rear preparation area with a small leak underneath. Instructed the person in charge to repair leaks and maintain them.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed dirty floors with food debris spills throughout the rear preparation area and in utility and storage areas. Instructed the person in charge to detail clean and maintain

Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

Inspector’s note: Observed 1/4 inch gap between front double door sweeps. Must rodent proof said doors.