China Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
  Inspector note: NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGHOUT FOOD ESTABLISHMENT (63.7F) FOR PROPER HANDWASHING, ADEQUATE DISHWASHING AND CLEANING. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 9Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 5 ON WALL IN PREP AREA OVER COLD PREP STATION, 10 OR MORE ON FLOOR UNDER/AROUND DISH MACHINE AND SEVERAL CRAWLING IN AND OUT OF FLOOR FROM CRACK AROUND PLATFORM OF DISH MACHINE. MUST REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: 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 April 20, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.