Chinese Lantern

January 16, 2014 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings13
critical findings3

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: NO PAPER TOWELS/HAND DRYING DEVICE PROVIDED ON BOTH EXPOSED HAND SINK,NOR AT STAFF WASHROOM. NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED ON PREMISES.ALSO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA WAS COVERED WITH PINK RUBBER GLOVES AND OTHER ITEMS. EMPLOYEE NOT WASHING HANDS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS ON PREMISES. AT SAID SINKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 12Priority
No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: WE OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN(INSIDE THE CARDBOARDS WERE FOOD CONTAINERS ARE STORED,UNDER THE SHELVES,BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALONG BASEBOARD WALL),DINING AREA(UNDER THE RADIATOR),REAR FOOD STORAGE AND REAR HALLWAY.NUMEROUS TO COUNT. ALSO FOUND OPENED RODENT PESTICIDE UNDER THE SHELVES IN REAR STORAGE AREA.OUTER OPENING NOT PROTECTED,OBSERVED A LARGE HOLE BEHIND THE WHITE REACH-IN FREEZER.PREVIOUS CARDBOARD THAT SEALED HOLE IS GNAWED. ALSO SEAL WALL OPENING UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN,SANITIZE ALL AREA,AND SEAL HOLES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 13Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: NO HOT RUNNING WATER PROVIDED AT BOTH EXPOSED HAND SINKS,THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS,AND CUSTOMER'S WASHROOM.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE RUNNING HOT WATER AT SAID SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 9Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE NOR ENROLLMENT TO SANITATION CLASS.INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL TO SANITATION CLASS AND PROVIDE RECEIPT. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012
code 21
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 10-1-13,REPORT #1236016 #38-NO MOP SINK ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE MOP SINK ON PREMISES WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER WITH BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090 NO MOP SINK PROVIDED ON PREMISES.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS,IN THE KITCHEN FOUND COOKED FOOD STORED INSIDE THE DIRTY,NON-FOOD CARDBOARDS,WHICH WAS STORED INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER AND ALSO STORED BY THE DEEP FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD CONTAINERS WITH LIDS OR FOOD GRADE BAGS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE BUILD-UP INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMEN,PIPE BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF REACH-IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS,ALL SHELVES IN PREP AREA AND STORAGE,HOOD AND FILTERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: DEBRIS AND DEAD INSECTS INSIDE THE LIGHT SHIELD, IN PREP AREA DINING AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: STOPPER IS NEEDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: STEM THERMOMETER IS NEEDED.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OPENED CONTAINERS WITH WASTE OIL, STORED AT REAR HALLWAY. ALSO REMOVE ACCUMULATED ITEMS ON FLOOR.INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE ITEMS.
code 41
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: NO "NO SMOKING" SIGN POSTED AT EVERY ENTRANCE A CONSPICUOUS SIGN CLEARLY STATING THAT SMOKING IS PROHIBITED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE "NO SMOKING" SIGNS. CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE.POSTING OF SIGNS:7-32-020 FIRST OFFENSE FOR 2014. • SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACE. EVIDENCE OF 8 CIGARETTE BUTTS ON PREMISES, 2 BUTTS INSIDE THE PLANTS IN FRONT OD WINDOW IN DINING AREA,ONE UNDER THE DINING TABLES,UNDER PREP TABLE IN THE KITCHEN BY THE DOOR OF STAFF WASHROOM IN PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AREA MENTIONED. NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE IN A PUBLIC PLACE. CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE: 7-32-015 FIRST OFFENSE FOR 2014.
code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 9, 2013: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Uptown

See every restaurant in Uptown →

About this record

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.