Emperor Wok

October 19, 2015 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA BY THE DEEP FRYERS NOT MAINTAINED.HOT WATER HANDLE NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF, SO HOT WATER PIPE IS SHUT-OFF FROM VALVE UNDER THE SINK. UNABLE TO USE SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,MUST USE EXPOSED HAND SINK PROVIDED AT SUSHI AREA FOR PROPER HAND WASHING CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 11Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED 15 SMALL FLIES ON PREMISES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN SPECIALLY AROUND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,HOT WATER TANK WHICH THE BOTTOM OF THE HOT WATER TANK IS WRAPPED WITH A CLEAR PLASTIC WITH RUST WATER AND DEBRIS.SMALL FLIES BY THE DEEP FRYERS,AND BY THE SUSHI BAR.OUTER OPENING NOT PROTECTED,FOUND THE REAR SCREEN DOOR WITH KEY TUMBLER REMOVED AND NOT COVERED,MAIN REAR DOOR WIDE OPENED.INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENING AT SCREEN DOOR.REMOVE SMALL FLIES CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA,AND SEAL HOLE. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RUBBER GASKET AND INTERIOR LINER OF INSIDE WHITE CHEST FREEZER BROKEN INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH ,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.THREE DOOR DISPLAY COOLER MIDDLE DOOR HAS A BROKEN RUBBER GASKET,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE.REPAIR ONLY WITH FOOD GRADE MATERIAL DIRTY CARDBOARDS ARE USED FOR SHELF LINERS,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT SURFACE. RAW WOOD UNDER THE PREP COUNTER AT SUSHI AREA SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON WHITE HANDLE OF KNIFE STORED ON TOP PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/ REMOVE.DIRTY KNIFE STORED INSIDE THE KNIFE RACK MUST BE REMOVED,WASHED,RINSED AND SANITIZED.ONLY CLEAN KNIVES MUST BE STORED INSIDE THE KNIFE RACK.SHELVES WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED.GREASE ON FILTERS,HOOD ,EXTINGUISHERS LINE UNDER THE HOOD,DEEP FRYERS,PIPES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENTS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,DEBRIS UNDER THE SHELVES,ALONG BASEBOARD WALL,CORNERS ETC.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS BY THE REAR DOORS,BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: BURNED LITE BULB INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER ,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.LIGHT SHIELD THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES WITH DEBRIS,INSECT,WATER STAINS AND DUST INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: THREADS FAUCET THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES INSTRUCTED PROVIDE UN-THREAD FAUCETS:EXPOSED HAND SINKS,PREP SINKS,THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. LEAKING PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: STAFF WASHROOM IS ALSO USED FOR STORAGE INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS.EMPTY OIL CONTAINERS,UNUSED EQUIPMENTS,BUCKETS ETC STORED OUTSIDE THE GANG MUST BE REMOVED
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ANYONE ENTERING PREP AREA MUST WEAR A RESTRAINT FOR HAIR.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 17, 2014: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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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