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Chinese #1 Kitchen

January 27, 2014 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: THE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED THE LABEL THEM. ALSO LABEL AND DATE THE FROZEN FOOD CONTAINERS LOCATED IN THE DOUBLE DOOR REACHIN FREEZER.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER AND RUSTY GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NEED TO REMOVE THE RUST AND CLEAN AND PAINT THEM.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN EXTERIOR BULK CONTAINERS, TEA POT, REAR STORAGE SHELVES FOR DRY GOODS, AND TABLE STORAGE SHELFS,REACHIN TWO DOOR FREEZER AND ALL THE REACHIN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED THE CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL OF THEM.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE SPLATTER OF FOOD ITEMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELDS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN THE PREP AREA HAS GREASE BUILDUP ON THEM.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
Inspector note: THE TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. NEED TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE TO THE DOOR.
code 37
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO THERMOMETERS IN ANY OF THE REACHIN COOLERS OR IN THE WALKIN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS TO ALL UNITS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: LARGE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER AND IN THE REAR AREA. MUST REMOVE THE CLUTTER AND CLEAN AND ORGNIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 21, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.