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Emperor Cuisine

July 27, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings3
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE IN THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED PINK AND BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE UPPER AND LOWER DROP PLATES, THE EDGES OF THE WATER WELL AND AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE WATER TUBES. OPERATOR CLEANED AND SANITIZED THE ICE MACHINE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THAT ICE MUST BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD EGG CRATE LINERS BEING RE-USED TO STORE COOKING UTENSILS THROUGHOUT THE COOKLINE AND KITCHEN. OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED TO LINE SHELVES AND PREP TABLES. OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED TO SEAL THE REAR-MOST HOOD VENTS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT AND FOOD STORAGE SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED LOWER SHELF OF COOK LINE PREP TABLE ACCUMULATING RUST. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SURFACE. OBSERVED INTERIOR BOWL OF RICE WARMER CHIPPED AND UNSMOOTH, AND THE HANDLE OF THE RICE WARMER BROKEN AND HELD TOGETHER WITH TAPE. MUST REPLACE THE RICE WARMER. MUST REMOVE PLASTIC WRAP FROM EXTERIOR OF FRYER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN OIL ACCUMULATING ON THE SIDE OF THE FRYER. MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM RIGHT EDGE OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN BLACK SPOTS AND RESIDUE FROM WIRE SHELVING IN 2 DOOR UPRIGHT COOLER. MUST CLEAN EXTERIOR OF GREASE BUCKET KEPT AT COOK LINE.
code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 9, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.