Chinatown Buffet

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF PREP COOLER AT 51.9 F WITH FOODS STORED ON TOPSIDE.A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT ONCE REPAIRED FAX LETTER TO (312)746-4240 WHEN READY.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 40 OR BELOW.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF COOKED AND RAW FOODS ON TOP SIDE OF COOLER,COLD & HOT HOLDING UNITS SUCH AS CRAB 53.9 F,SHRIMP 50.3 F,CHICKEN 47.6 F,GINGER 62.7 F,SUSHI 68.0-69.2 F,CRAB SALAD 50.3 F, BOILED EGGS 45.8 F,RICE 120.9 F,.NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW.PRODUCT WAS VOLUNTARILY DUMPED AND DENATURED.APPX.20LBS. VALUED $40.
  code 3Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.FROM REPORT #87792 3/20/09.#30 MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.#31 MUST STORE KNIFES FROM IN BETWEEN WALL & PREP TABLE.#32 MUST REMOVE RUST FROM PREP TABLE ,MUST REPLACE DAMAGED LIDS ON SUSHI BAR.#33 MUST CLEAN DEEP FRYERS,FILTERS,ICE DISPENSER ON SODA MACHINE,CAN OPENER BLADE,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,FLOOR MIXER,UNDER SIDE OF PREP TABLES,SOME STORAGE CABINETS.MUST DEFROST SUSHI BAR COOLER.#34 MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT.#35MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO CEILING.#36 MUST PROVIDE LIGHTS IN PREP AREA,LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS AT HOT & COLD BUFFET LINES.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLERS & PREP COOLERS,REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON WALK IN COOLER DOOR,REPLACE MISSING STALL DOOR IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.DISH RACKS,ROLLING CARTS,LIGHT SHIELDS,FANGUARD COVERS IN COOLERS,VENTS,FAUCETS AT COOKING STATION.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.FLOOR DRAINS
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT,MOLD ON CEILING IN PREP AREA,WALL IN POOR REPAIR IN PREP AREA & REAR HALLWAY,LOOSE WALL BASE IN MOP SINK CLOSET,LOOSE WALL BEHIND HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.PROVIDE COLD RUNNING WATER AT FAUCET ABOVE ICE CREAM MACHINE.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.ELEVATE FOOD OFF OF FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER.
  code 41

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