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Chinatown Buffet

June 4, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: INTERNAL TEMPERATURES TAKEN OF VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS AT HOT BUFFET DISPLAY COUNTER RANGE FROM 116.7 .TO 131.9F,POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE,TERIYAKI CHICKEN,CHICKEN WINGS,TACO MEAT,AND CHICKEN NUGGETS ALSO INTERNAL TEMPERATURES TAKEN OF COLD FOOD PRODUCTS AT SERVING LINE OF PREP COOLER AT MONGOLIAN GRILL RANGE FROM 48.9F TO 50.6F FOOD ITEMS WERE EGGS,RAW BEEF,RAW CHICKEN,AND IMMINATIOIN CRAB MEAT ALL FOOD ITEMS WERE DENATURED AND DESTROYED BY MANAGER AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION TOTAL WEIGHT 6LBS AND TOTAL COST $70.00 AIR TEMPERATURE AT PREP COOLER WAS 37.2 AND TEMPERATURE AT HOT BUFFET UNIT WAS 145.8 CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A(
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE ICE MACHINE WHERE ICE IS BEING MADE MANAGER IMMEDIATELY CLEANED AND SANITIZED ICE MACHINE DURING INSPECTION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL SOME BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR WALK-IN COOLERS
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FILTERS AND VENTILATION HOOD OF GREASE BUILD-UP AT STOVE,CLEAN BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF DEEP FRYER HAS GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE COMPARTMENTS,AND CLEAN SHELVING RACKS INSIDE ALL WALK-IN COOLERS IN KITCHEN AREA HAS OLD FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES ASLO MUST DEFROST REACH-IN FREEZER IN REAR KITCHEN HAS HEAVY ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN WALL BEHIND COOKING STOVE IN THE KITCHEN AREA HAS GREQASE BUILD-UP ON WALL,MUST SEAL OPENINGS IN WALL IN HALLWAY AREA NEAR DOOR MEAR WASHROOMS TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY ALSO MUST CLEAN WALLS INSIDE ALL WALK-IN COOLERS IN REAR KITCHEN AREA AND EXTERIOR DOORS OF WALK-IN COOLERS
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM ROOM NEAR WASHROOMS IN REAR OF PREMISES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 19, 2012: 6 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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