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China Chef

June 29, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
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 CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED SUCH AS RICE IN HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 156.7F. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED BY CASHIER UPON MY ARRIVAL AND ARRIVED AT THE INSPECTION APPROXIMATLY THIRTY MINUTES LATER. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-012.
code 21
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: BULK SPICE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER THROUGHOUT. MUST NOT USE PLASTIC SHOPPING OR GARBAGE BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE FREEZER AND COOLERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS OR WASHABLE REUSABLE CONTAINERS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DIRTY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOOD ENCRUSTED TABLETOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE AND MAINTAIN. DIRTY WOODEN CRATE USED AS TABLE WITH FOOD SPLATTER AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. ALL TABLES, FOOD SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANBALE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR UNDER THE COOKS WOK LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE WASHROOM, BEHIND AND AROUND WATER TANK, UNDER WOODEN PALLETS USED FOR SODA STORAGE ALL WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: BLACKENED, MOLDY, MISSING WALL CAULKING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE. EXCESSIVE DUST IN THE CEILING VENT ABOVE THE COOKS LINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS OR ANY OTHER FOOD CONTACT ITEMS IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: COOKS WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 31, 2014: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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