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Chinatown Buffet

August 27, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOUND THE LARGE STANDING ICE MACHINE IN THE PREP AREA HAS BLACK MOLD AND LIME BUILDUP. SERIOUS CITATION 7-38-005(A). MANAGER AND EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE ICE AND CLEANED AND SANITIZE THE ICE MACHINE DURING THE INSPECTION. CDI CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-005(A)
code 16
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: THE TWO FRONT DOUBLE DOORS HAVE A ONE FOURH INCH GAP BETWEEN THE DOORS.NOT INSECT OR RODENT PROOFED. SERIOUS CITATION 7-38-020. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE BOTH DOORS TIGHT FITTING AND INSECT AND RODENT PROOF THEM.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, FRYERS AND HOOD ABOVE HAS GREASE BUILDUP.CLEAN THE OVEN IN THE PREP AREA AND SHELVES IN THE WALKIN COOLER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE PREP AREAS AND IN THE DISH MACHINE ROOM THEY HAVE GREASE BUILDUP AND ARE VERY SLIPPERY.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN THE CEILING VENTS IN THE PREP AREAS AND IN THE TOILET ROOMS HAS DUST BUILDUP ON THEM.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 10, 2011: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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