Chen's Garden

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE.OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR WATER TUBES OF THE ICE MACHINE,"ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION",(PREMISES PREPARES FRESH FRUIT SMOOTHIES).MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE,REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED AND MAINTAINED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 16
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR RUSTY SHELVINGS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WORNED-OUT CUTTING BOARD/DARK GROOVES ON TOP OF PREP LINE COOLER AND REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL/CARDBOARD LINERS FROM ROLLING UTILITY CART AND ON TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP(DISHWASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA).
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND ORGANIZE KITCHEN STORAGE RACKS,DETAIL CLEAN SIDES/PIPES OF HOT COOKING EQUIPMENTS,INTERIORS BOTTOM COMPARTMENTS OF DEEP FRYERS,MANUAL CAN OPENER AND HOUSING ATTACHED TO WORK TABLE,INTERIOR/EXTERIORS OF COOLERS,TOPS/BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLE AND LEGS OF EQUIPMENTS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS/GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF GREASE BUILD-UP AND SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES ON WALL NEAR THE GREASE TRAP BOX AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR OUTSIDE AREA REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 6, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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