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Chinese Lantern

April 11, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (BEEF, EGGS, CHICKEN, ETC.) ARE HANDLED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE HANDLED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINIOR VIOLATION STILL EXIST FROM REPORT #1196269 DATED ON 04/25/12, #35 OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON WALLS IN KITCHEN BEHIND AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN WALLS ALSO MUST REPLACE ALL FOOD/WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE PREP AREA. THE ABOVE PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (04/18/13). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELD IN PREP AREA. MUST LABEL BULK CONTAINERS.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP ON FAN COVERS INSIDE PREP AREA 2-DOOR SLIDE IN COOLER/FOOD BUILD UP ON RAILS OF SAME, FOOD DEBRIS ON ALL SHELVES IN KITCHEN, OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTAILATION HOOD FILTERS/HOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/GREASE/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLS/CORNERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AND STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MIDDDLE COMPARTMENT PIPE LEAKING ALSO OBSERVED VENTILATION HOOD IN POOR REPAIR (OBSERVED SMOKE BUILD UP IN KITCHEN). MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK AND VENTILATION HOOD.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE SOME REACH IN COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS ALSO MUST PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 2, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 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.