Big 4's Chop Suey Corporation

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 29, 2014
• address5411 S Harlem Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Big 4's Chop Suey Corporation clean?

Big 4's Chop Suey Corporation is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 29, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Big 4's Chop Suey Corporation?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 29, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND CUTTING BOARD IN THE PREP AREA WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE, KEEP CUTTING BOARDS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • FOUND RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVING IN THE PREP, REACH/WALK IN COOLER/FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST, PAINT,OR REPLACE RACKS AND SHELVING THROUGH OUT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND CUTTING BOARD IN THE PREP AREA WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE, KEEP CUTTING BOARDS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • FOUND RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVING IN THE PREP, REACH/WALK IN COOLER/FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST, PAINT,OR REPLACE RACKS AND SHELVING THROUGH OUT.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • THE FOLLOWING FOUND IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF EXPOSED HAND WASHING AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PREP TABLES, STORAGE RACKS-INSIDE THE COOLERS/FREEZERS AND IN THE PREP AREA. INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE COOLERS (INCLUDING THE RUBBER GASKETS), AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. REMOVE THICK FOOD, GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP. BULK INGREDIENT CONTAINERS- IF CLEANING DOES NOT SUFFICE MUST REPLACE. THE FAN COVERS IN THE COOLERS/FREEZER AND THE HOUSE FANS IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT, INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER/FREEZER AND UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL-REMOVE THICK GREASE, FOOD, DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILD UP. • MUST ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS IN WALK IN COOLER/FREEZER AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT, INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER/FREEZER AND UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL-REMOVE THICK GREASE, FOOD, DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILD UP. • MUST ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS IN WALK IN COOLER/FREEZER AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND WALLS AROUND THE SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOLERS AND STORAGE RACKS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN. ALSO, CEILING VENTS AND TILES IN THE PREP AND DINING ROOM MUST BE DETAIL CLEANED AND MAINTAINED. • FOUND THE VENTILATION HOOD IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND WALLS AROUND THE SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOLERS AND STORAGE RACKS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN. ALSO, CEILING VENTS AND TILES IN THE PREP AND DINING ROOM MUST BE DETAIL CLEANED AND MAINTAINED. • FOUND THE VENTILATION HOOD IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • FOUND THE LIGHT SHIELD IN THE FRONT MID AREA OF THE PREP AREA MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • FOUND THE TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR SELF CLOSING AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND A LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND A PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF IT AND A HOSE OF SOME SORT RUNNING THROUGH IT, ATTACHED TO SOMETHING UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK (TOO CLUTTERED TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE THE HOSE WAS CONNECTED). THIS CONTRAPTION WAS USED TO RINSE THE RICE. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONNECT AND REMOVE ITEM FROM SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • FOUND CLUTTER IN THE REAR (IN FRONT OF THE BATHROOM) INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, ORGANIZE AREA AND MAINTA • FOUND MOP NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • FOUND WASH CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM OF SANITIZER) WHEN NOT IN USE.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • FOUND WASH CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM OF SANITIZER) WHEN NOT IN USE.

When was Big 4's Chop Suey Corporation last inspected?

Big 4's Chop Suey Corporation has 8 inspections on record going back to March 19, 2010.

Big 4's Chop Suey Corporation vs Clearing

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Against the 157 spots Cooked tracks in Clearing, this one comes out cleaner than 29% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 29, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.