Chinese Community Center Of Chicago

January 19, 2024 · 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-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER ONLY WASH AND RINSE METAL BOWLS. THE ONLY COMPARTMENT THAT WAS SET UP WAS THE WASH COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SET UP ALL COMPARTMENTS OF THE DISHWASHING SINK AND ADEQUATELY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE DISHES PER MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 16
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED AN INFESTATION OF RATS. APPROXIMATLEY 200 RAT DROPPINGS OBSERVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ON THE FLOOR: UNDERNEATH THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA IN THE BASEMENT, DRY STORAGE AREA IN THE BASEMENT, SURROUNDING THE STAND-ALONE FREEZER & COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE SIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER, UNDER THE WAREWASHING SINK, UNDER THE MOP SINK ONTHE FIRST FLOOR, ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE STAIRCASE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. ON THE FLOOR IN THE DINING AREA, ACROSS FROM THE FOOD PREP AREA, UNDER THE WALL HEATERS, ALL EQUIPMENT, AND ON TOP OF A CHAIR. ALSO OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS IN THE INSIDE OF THE OVENS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. APPROXIMATELY 5-6 ANTS WERE OBSERVED IN THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 38
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING THREE SINK STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 48
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVE THE GREASE TRAP AND THE CONNECTING PIPE NEXT TO THE WAREWASHING SINK ENCRUSTED WITH A GREASE LIKE SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LIDED RECEPTACLES IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET NEAR THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 1, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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