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Chop Stick Express

February 25, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS TO BE IMPROPER BETWEEN 56.6F - 123F AT KITCHEN PREP TABLE. EGGS 56.6F, FRIED RICE 94.4, FRIED CHICKEN 75.2F AND FRIED EGGS 123.0F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO IMMEDIATELY DISPOSE OF PRODUCTS THROUGH RENATURING PROCESS. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
    code 3Priority
  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
    Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEE WASHING AND RINSING POTS, KNIVES AND CUTTING BOARD AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND NOT SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED AND EDUCATED THE EMPLOYEES ON THE PROPER METHOD OF SANITIZING. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
    code 8Priority
  • * Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
    Inspector note: NOTED NO SUMMARY REPORT FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY CITY OF CHICAGO ORDINANCE. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-42-010.
    code 28
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN TIN CANS INSIDE SERVICE LINE COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER STORING CONTAINERS WITH LIDS FOR FOOD STORAGE TO PREVENT FOOD CONTAMINATION.
    code 30
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INSIDE B.B.Q PIT AT THE PREP AREA EMBEBED WITH GREASE AT THE BOTTOM.
    code 33
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER BY THE HAND WASH SINK, INSIDE ROOM WITH HEATING UNIT AND AT THE GARAGE WHERE FOOD IS STORED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
    code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 3, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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