Empire Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• 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: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED ONIONS STORED IN A PLASTIC BUCKET THAT WAS LABELED HAND SOAP AND CHILI SAUCE STORED IN A PLASTIC BUCKET LABELED QUICKCRETE CONCRETE. FOOD STORED IN IMPROPER CONTAINERS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY USED TO STORE CHEMICALS AND CONCRETE POWDER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR FOOD. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED 10# OF FOOD WORTH $20. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 16
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. OBSERVED CRACKED PLASTIC STORAGE CONTAINERS USED TO STORE FOOD. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. ALSO OBSERVED FOODS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT, PREP TABLES, STEAM TABLE, INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP UNDER THE WOK STATION, TOP OF BROILER AND COOLERS, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, TOILET, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF MIRCROWAVE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST CLEAN AND REPAINT WALLS THROUGHOUT. DETAIL CLEAN THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE WET WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 12, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 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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