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China Cafe

April 11, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN REAR PREP AREA, NO PAPER TOWELS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER PREP AREA WHERE DIM SUM IS PREPARED AND SAME SINK BLOCKED WITH PANS INSIDE, UNACCESSIBBLE FOR HAND WASHING. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TILES, UNBLOCK EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: QBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER WITH GREASE HEAVILY ENCRUSTED ON LID AND LIP OF GREASE CONTAINER DRIPPING TO GROUND BELOW. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: OBSERVED KNIVES STORED BETWEEN WALL AND PREP TABLES. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE MULTI-USE UTENSILS AFTER USE AND PROPERLY STORE.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE WOK STATIONS, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED, EXTERIOR SURFACE OF FRYER, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES WHERE NEEDED.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, CLEAN UNDER DISHMACHINE, SINKS AND IN STORAGE AREAS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. CLEAN WALL ABOVE DOOR LEADING TO PREP AREA ON PREP AREA SIDE OF HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP AND AT CEILING.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: LIGHT SHIELD MISSING AT ENCLOSED WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK AT PIPE UNDER 3-COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT AND OF 1ST FLOOR STORAGE AREAS WHERE NEEDED.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 7, 2016: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.