✓!

Hing Kee

February 28, 2011 · Pass w/ Conditions

😬mid

official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings1

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: 4 WHOLE COOKED CHICKENS AT 45.2F, 6LBS OF COOKED EGGS AT 47.2F, 3LBS OF COOKED BEEF AT 45.4F. ALL PRODUCTS WERE COOLED ON 02/27/11. NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY COOL HOT FOODS FROM 140F TO 70F IN TWO HOURS AND 70F TO 40F IN FOUR HOURS. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID ITEMS. APPROXIMATE VALUE $130.00. CRITICAL 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
code 3Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health?s Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products. INSTRUCTED TO POST CONSUMER ADVISORY AT SUSHI BAR AND DINING AREA FOR HOT POT DISH. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS AND NOT USE SHOPPING BAGS TO STORE FOOD ITEMS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. INVERT MULTI USE UTENSILS, PLATES, DISHES, CUPS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM PREP TABLE BOTTOMS, PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND DISH MACHINE, BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND HAND WASH SINK AT SUSHI PREP AREA. REPAIR CRACKED SLIDING DOORS AT SUSHI DISPLAY CASE. REMOVE MILK CRATES AND REPLACE WITH ADEQUATE SHELVING. REPLACE WORN DISH HOLDERS, BUS PAN CONTAINERS, AND PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES, GREASE TRAPS, INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE, PREP RACKS, BULK FOOD STORAGE AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS AROUND TOILET IN MENS TOILET ROOM, AROUND DISH MACHINE, BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO REMOVE WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS. DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
code 34
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. REMOVE STAINS FROM CEILING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN, CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN TOILET ROOM, CEILING IN WALK-IN COOLER, AND DINING AREA. REPLACE VENT COVER INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE LIGHT BULBS UNDER VENTILATION HOOD AT SUSHI PREP AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAK AT FAUCET NECK AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE VENTILATION ABOVE SELF CLEANING LARGE OVEN.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS TO CHECK FOOD TEMPERATURES. PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR REFRIGERATION UNITS AND WALK-IN COOLER.
code 40
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: PROVIDE CONTAINER WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION FOR WASH CLOTHS.
code 43

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Armour Square

See every restaurant in Armour Square →

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.