✕

1St Chop Suey

February 14, 2013 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGENIC PRACTICES OBSERVED BY MULTIPLE FOOD HANDLERS, WITH PLATES OF RICE, BEEF AND EATING THRU-OUT PREP AREA. INSTD TO EAT AND DRINK IN DESIGNATED AREAS ONLY. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010A CRITICAL.
code 6Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 5/30/12 (1227337) NOT CORRECTED. CUTTING BOARDS STAINED WITH DEEP CUTS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.33- THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLER, ALL RUBBER GASKETS, INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER, ALL STORAGE SHELVES, ALL PREP TABLES, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND STEAM TABLE. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND FOOD BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 34- FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN DINING AREA TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 35 WALLS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTERS AND BUILD UP. CEILING IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST, AND FOOD SPLATTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 37- TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING AND SANITIZING. MUST BE KEPT CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. 38- HOOD VENTILATION IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES 41 ANY UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN REAR AREA IN NEED OF REMOVING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: COOKED FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO DO SO.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: CLEAN KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN PREP TABLE AND COOLER. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE WORN CAULK WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE SURROUNDING BASE OF UTILITY SINK.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: UNCLEAN KNIVES NOTED ON KNIFE STORAGE RACK. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: PROVIDE PROPER SPLASHGUARD INBETWEEN EXPOSED HANDSINK AND PREP TABLE.
code 38
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST DO SO.
code 42
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 7, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Garfield Ridge

See every restaurant in Garfield Ridge →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.