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March 10, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings2

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED BUCKETS AND PANS STACKED ON THE FLOOR, BLOCKING THE ONLY HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED OPERATOR TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS BLOCKING SINK TO MAKE IT EASILY ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIME, AND SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: 10LBS OF CHICKEN @ 46.4F - 46.5F; 40LBS OF SHRIMP EGGROLL MIX @ 46.6F - 47.4F; 1LB SHRIMP EGGROLLS @47.1F; 2LBS NOODLES @45.3F; 60 EGGS @ 48.3F; 2LBS CRAB RANGOON @ 45.4F; AND 1LB POTSTICKERS @43.4F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED DENATURED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT PROPER TEMPERATURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED FOODS STORED IN THE WALK IN COOLER WITHOUT LABEL. INSTRUCTED OPERATOR ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS, PREPARED FOODS MUST HAVE PROPER LABEL DURING STORAGE.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED EGGROLLS STORED IN CARDBOARD BOX. OBSERVED BEEF IN FREEZER STORED IN GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED OPERATOR MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS FOR ALL FOODS DURING STORAGE. MUST REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD AND GROCERY BAGS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DIRT REMOVE BULK FOOD CONTAINER IN REAR OF PREP AREA AND CLEAN BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF DEEP FRYERS OF GREASE BUILD-UP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND NAINTAIN EQUIPMENT
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELD COVERS IN THE PREP AREA OF DUST BUILD-UP • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON HOOD OVER COOKING LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE CLITTER FROM UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA,TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 14, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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