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Chinatown Buffet

November 3, 2011 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

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: LIVE ROACHES (3) OBSERVED BY HOT WATER STORAGE TANK. ALSO LIVE FRUIT FLIES (APPROX. 20) NOTED IN DISHMACHINE AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL PESTS AND CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 8/10/10 (REPORT 278205) NOT CORRECTED: 30- MUST LABEL & DATE COOKED FOODS STORED IN COOLERS. 33- MUST DETAIL CLEAN WOK STATION,POP CADDY,PREP TABLES,PIPES,FILTERS,HOOD,FRYERS,FANGUARD COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER,LOWER CABINETS HOT HOLDING CABINET AT GRILL AREA,VENTS,ICE DISPENSER ON SODA MACHINE,DISH RACKS,DISH MACHINE. 34- MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT. 35- MUST SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL BASES IN REAR HALLWAY,LOOSE WALL NEAR WALK IN VEGETABLE COOLER,STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINIG AREA & TOILET ROOMS.MUST REMOVE MOLD FROM WALLS & BASES NEAR DISH MACHINE AREA. ALL ABOVE MUST BE CORRECTED. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH LIME BUILD-UP. UPRIGHT FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP. REMOVE SAME. MISSING PROPER GUARD AT NOZZLES OF ICE CREAM SOFT SERVE MACHINE. PROVIDE SAME. REPLACE MISSING PANEL AT TOP OF ICE MACHINE UNIT.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLIOWING FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS BUILD-UP, INCLUDING: ROLLING CARTS, INTERIOR OF COOLERS/FREEZERS INCLUDING RUBBER GASKETS, DOORS, AND DOOR HANDLES, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING INTERIOR BOTTOM AND WHEELS OF FRYERS, EXTERIOR OF CONVECTION OVEN, ALL SINKS, ALL DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, EXTERIOR AND SIDE OF ICE MACHINE, MEAT SLICER, MIXER, AND ALL STORAGE SHELVES THRU-OUT. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: ALL DOORS AND DOOR HANDLES THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN AND WORN SURFACES. INSTD TO CLEAN AND PAINT. ALL WALLS THRU-OUT PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, ESPECIALLY BEHIND DISHMACHINE. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. WALL AND WALLBASE BEHIND HOT WATER TANK IN POOR REPAIR. SEAL HOLE AND HAVE WALL TIGHT-FITTING.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK AT PIPE UNDER EXPOSED HANDSINK. REPAIR SAME. CAULK AT INTERIOR BASIN/DIVIDER OF 2-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME AND TO PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: INTERNAL THERMOMETERS MISSING FOR COOLERS/FREEZERS. PROVIDE SAME.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 17, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 previous findings 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.

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