Chan's Garden Chinese Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES; MUST PROVIDE. OWNER HAS A CERTIFICATE FROM SERVE SAFE DATED SEPT. 2011 VERIFYING SHE TOOK THE EXAM THROUGH NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION. INSTRUCTED THAT SHE MUST OBTAIN THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE. TRANSLATED THIS VIA PHONE TO OWNERS DAUGHTER.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST CLEAN INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, PREP TABLES, SHELVES AND WALK-IN COOLER SHSELVES.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING; PREP TABLE BOTTOMS, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE AND DUST, VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, SURFACE AREA AROUND WOKS, THREE COMP SINK, EXTERIRO OF RICE COOKER, EXTERIOR OF BULK CONTAINERS ON REAR PORCH/STOREAGE AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT. REMOVE DUST FROM VENT FANS IN WASHROOMS.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CLEAN MENS WASHHROOM SINK AND FLOOR.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER USE AND STORAGE OF CLEANING CLOTHS. CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION DURING USE FOR BASIC CLEANING OF FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 11, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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