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#1 Chop Suey

November 19, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN AND RAW BEEF CONTAINERS BEING STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE UNCOVERED, OPEN CASES OF RAW GREEN PEEPERS, GREEN ONIONS AND BROCCOLI INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL RAW, PREPARED FOODS AND FRESH VEGETABLES THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO WATER USED TO MAKE ICE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS UNDER REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. HOLE IN BASEBOARD WALL UNDER THE FRONT ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 LIVE ROACHES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ON CARDBOARD BOXES ON REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE. ON PLASTIC MILK CRATES USED AS SHELVING AT FRONT TO GO FOOD CONTAINER SHELVING. RECENT PEST SERVICE ON 11-6-15 WITH NO ACTIVITY NOTED. RECOMMEND HAVING A PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AGAIN. REMOVE ALL MICE DROPPINGS. REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY CARDBOARD AS POSSIBLE ROACH BREEDING AREAS AND ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE ALL ROACH AND MICE ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: KNIVES MUST NOT BE STORED BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST PROVIDE PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS SHELVING. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING AT ALL TIMES. MUST NOT USE USED RAW CHICKEN CARDBOARD BOXES AS CONTAINERS FOR DRY FOOD ITEMS OR TO GO FOOD CONTAINER PACKAGES. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER SHELVING THROUGHOUT. CLEAN CUTTING BOARDS AND POTS AND PANS MUST NOT BE STORED UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK OR ON THE FLOOR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DIRTY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER WOK LINE AND DEEP FRYER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK ONTO THE FLOOR UNDER THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 24, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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