Emperor Wok

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL ALL COOKED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE PREP COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS IN KITCHEN AND REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A VISIBLE WORKING THERMOMETER AT FRONT SUSHI COOLER.
  code 40
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHES STORED ON TOP OF HANDWASH SINKS. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 7, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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.

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