1St Chop Suey

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY AND LIVE INSECTS ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROX. 50 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR BENEATH THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES AND IN THE CORNER OF THE WASHROOM UNDER THE HAND-WASHING SINK. ALSO OBSERVED APPROX. 50 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS, CEILING, AND STOCK BOXES IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA AND BEHIND THE WOK AND STOVE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM THE PREMISES. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF RUST ON THE WIRE STORAGE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT OR REPLACE THE STORAGE SHELVES.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND PLASTIC SHELVING IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA, WIRE STORAGE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, SOAP DISPENSER NEXT TO THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, 2 DOOR PREP COOLER, WOK STATION, 1 BURNER STOVE, OVEN, AND PREP TABLES WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD BUILDUP.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: SEAL THE OPENINGS IN THE WALL BETWEEN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND WASHROOM WHERE PIPES GO INTO THE WALL. • CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS WITH GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER AND BUILDUP. CLEAN THE HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR, AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 8, 2023: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.