Choi's Chinese Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINER OF RAW CHICKEN IN THE 2-DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER (NEAR WOK LINE) AT 48.6F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO DENATURE AND DISCARD RAW CHICKEN AND MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS AT 41.0F OR BELOW FOR COLD-HOLDING AT ALL TIMES. APPROXIMATELY 45 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED APPROXIMATELY $120.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DISCARDED AND DENATURED ALL RAW CHICKEN AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TOTAL OF 4 DEAD COCKROACHES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE FACILITY: 3 COCKROACHES BENEATH WOK LINE IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA, 1 COCKROACH ON THE FLOOR OF THE REAR STORAGE CLOSET (BENEATH SHELVES). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD INSECTS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS OF THE FACILITY FREE OF DEAD INSECTS OR OTHER PESTS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOWL USED AS A SCOOP IN BULK DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SINGLE-USE BOWL AND REPLACE WITH A MULTI-USE UTENSIL WITH A HANDLE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION WHILE SCOOPING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS, AND OTHER SOILS ON NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOK LINE EQUIPMENT (WOK LINE, DEEP DRYERS, GRILL). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT ALONG THE MAIN COOK LINE AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTENSITY OF LIGHTING IN THE REAR STORAGE HALLWAY (LEADING TO EMPLOYEE RESTROOM) TO BE INSUFFICIENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE LIGHT FIXTURE(S) IN THE REAR STORAGE HALLWAY TO PROVIDE LIGHTING OF ADEQUATE INTENSITY FOR THIS AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 19, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

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