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China Cafe

June 20, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DIM SUM PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12: OBSERVED THE FOOD STORAGE BINS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD STORAGE BINS AND MAINTAIN.
code 37
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-501.12: OBSERVED DISCOLORED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE MENTIONED CUTTING BOARD.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(B): OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SURFACES IN NEED OF DEEP CLEANING: THE LIDS OF THE DRY INGREDIENT CONTAINERS, THE INTERIOR AND OUTERIOR OF ALL OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, RUBBER GASKETS ON THE INSIDE OF THE COLD HOLDING AND FREEZER UNITS, INTERIOR AND OUTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVES ON SITE, THE SIDES AND CREVICES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT (ESPECIALLY THE DEEP FRYERS) UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD, THE SHELVES UNDER ALL THE PREP TABLES, TABLE TOPS AND CART WHERE THE MICROWAVES ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE, GRIME, FOOD DEBRIS, DEEP CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN ALL MENTIONED SURFACES.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 6-501.18: OBSERVED THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT CLEAN. THE SINK AND THE TOILET. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11: OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE DIM SUM PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR MENTINED FLOORS TO MAKE SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.13: OBSERVED THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FACILITY IN NEED OF DEEP CLEANING ESPECIALLY IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, 1 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND THE REAR EXIT DOOR IN THE REAR, MAIN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.114: OBSERVED THE OPENINGS UNDER THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTERS WITH CLUTTER. INSTRUCTED TO DECLUTTER, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 18, 2024: 6 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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.