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Great China House

August 27, 2021 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD BADLY STAINED WITH DEEP CUTTING GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE BETWEEN USE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CROSS CONTAMINATION AND INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED A HEAVY BUILD UP OF DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON COUNTERS IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS AS A MEANS ON PREVENTING PEST AND INSECT HARBORING. • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS WITH PURCHASED FOODS STILL IN THEM ON SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM BAGS AND OBTAIN FOOD GRADE BAGS IN ORDER TO PROPERLY STORE ITEMS. • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER AND INSIDE DEEP FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FOIL LINING THE SHELVING CART NEXT TO WOK STATION AND FOIL LINING TWO STOVE GRILL BURNERS IN REAR FOOD SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ANY AND ALL FOIL FROM ALL AREAS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INSIDES OF THE FOOD PREP COOLERS IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE, FOOD SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREA. BEHIND AND UNDER EQUIPMENT AND ON THE SIDES OF ALL EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER IN FRONT SERVICE AREA NEAR CASH REGISTER, BEHIND NOT USED BAR AREA AND IN THE REAR OF THE FACILITY NEAR THE BACK DOOR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM ALL AREAS.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING LIGHT OUT IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA AT ENTRANCE TO THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. • OBSERVED A HEVAY BUILD UP OF DUST AND GREASE ON THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE REAR OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOOD.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO OBATIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 28, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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