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Choi's Chinese Restaurant

August 25, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings3
critical findings0

Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY AND EVIDENCE OF RODENTS ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED ONE LIVE COCKROACH ON A CUTTING BOARD IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE CLOSET NEXT TO THE BACK EXIT DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM THE PREMISES. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF THE DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, PREP TABLES, ENCRUSTED GREASE ON TOP OF THE WOK STATIONS AND 2 DOOR PREP COOLERS.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. • CLEAN THE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 1, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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.