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Emperor's Choice Restaurant

January 8, 2015 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: BULK-FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NO DRAIN BOARD AT 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. • CARDBOARD IS USED TO COVER SHELVES IN WALK-IN AND PREP COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND NOT TO USE AS A SHELF COVERINGS
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: FOOD EQUIPMENT, KNIVES CLEAVERS, KNIVES HOLDER,INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (FRYER, WOKS, STOVE) TO REMOVE GREASE, PREP TABLE BOTTOMS AND TOPS IN KITCHEN AND BASEMENT PREP, STEAM TABLE AND MEAT SLICER IN BASEMENT ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS, BEHIND COOKING LINE FIRST FLOOR,UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, BEHIND VARIOUS HEAVY KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND DISHMACHINE, CLEAN IN BASEMENT BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE SHELVES AND IN ALL STORAGE ROOMS IN BASEMENT. 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 GREASE AND STAINS STUCK ON WALLS BEHIND PREP TABELS, SINKS AND DISHMACHINE, SPLATTER AND DUST WHERE OBSERVED. ATTACHED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS PIPES, TANKS, VENTS ETC TO CEILING IN KITCHEN, HEAVY GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP NOTED ON EXHAUST VENTS ON KITCHEN WALLS, INSTRUCTED MGR TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • ROUGH DRY WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DURABLE SMOOTH SURFACE THATS EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MISSING SINK STOPPERS AT 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLUTTERED PREP SHELVES THROUGH OUT KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND BETTER ORGANIZE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 9, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings 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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