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Hong Kong Chef

March 26, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD BEING STORED AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURE. FOUND A TRAY OF RAW CHICKEN STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN PREP AREA WITH INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 47.7F. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. OWNER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD APPROXIMATELY 40LBS FOOD WORTH $46.80 DOLLARS.CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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: EVIDENCE OF MICE ACTIVITY NOTED INSIDE PREMISES.NOTED OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING ALSO NOTED 10 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR SURROUNDING GREASE TRAP UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR KITCHEN AREA.MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZED AFFECTTED AREA AND WHEREVER NEEDED. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICES ARE NEEDEDN TO MINIMIZE AND ABATE THE PEST PROBLEM. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 10/18/11, INSPECTION REPORT# 634983 NOT CORRECTED.(33)ADDITIONAL CLEANING IS NEEDED AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, ON TOP OF GREASE TRAP(UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT) GREASE BUILD UP, BETWEEN THE PREP DISPLAY COOLER AND PREP TABLE(FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS), AND ALSO MOP SINK (DEBRIS).(34)_ CLEAN FLOOR UNDER SHELVES, SINK, BEHIND COOLER AND FREEZER, SPECIALLY SOUTH WALL AND CORNER. KEEP FLOOR DRY IN MOP SINK AREA AND NEXT TO WALK-IN COOLER. REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES(40) PROVIDE A NEW WORKING THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-42--090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS LOCATED IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AREA.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPLACE OR REPAINT RUSTY STORAGE SHELVING IN WALK-IN COOLER.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAAN WALLS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. REMOVED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS INSIDE COOLERS IN KITCHEN AREA.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AN UNNESSARY ARTICLES FROM REAR MOP ROOM AND NEAR TO REAR EXIT DOOR. TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 18, 2011: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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