#1 Chop Suey

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO CONTRACT WITH LICENSED PEST CONTROL SERVICE AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED 5 LIVE ROACHES AROUND UTILITY SINK, GREASE TRAP, AND IN BATHROOM AND 3 LIVE FLIES IN BATHROOM AND REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED REMOVE PESTS, RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE, AND MAINTAIN FACILITY FREE OF PESTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A).NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED DIRECTLY IN ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ICE SCOOP OUTSIDE ICE MACHINE.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE AND GRIME ON CAN OPENER LOCATED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 47
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOSE AND PUMP IN GREASE TRAP BEING USED TO DRAIN SEWAGE FROM GREASE TRAP, OUTSIDE, INTO PIT THAT HAD BEEN DUG IN PARKING LOT. INSTRUCTED TO CEASE ACTIVITY AND SERVICE GREASE TRAP PROPERLY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOOSE WOOD PANNEL ON WALL OF EMPLOYEE BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SECURE FIRMLY TO WALL. • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DUST ON FLOORS, WALLS, AND SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. Observation Type IN OUT
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2464086 DATED 12/24/2021: #47 "1.11(A) Inspector Comments: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS. ALSO NOTED METAL TIN CANS USED AS FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS INSIDE THE COOKS LINE COOLER. MUST PROVIDE WASHABLE CONTAINERS." #55 " OBSERVED EXTREMELY DIRTY WALLS THROUGHOUT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM SURROUNDING THE TOILET AND HAND SINK. DIRTY FOOD SPLATTERED WALLS AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AND REAR DISH HAND WASHING SINK AND ALL ATTACHED PLUMBING PIPING. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN." INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND COME INTO COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 26, 2021: 6 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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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