House Of Hunan

March 20, 2023 · Fail
🪳cooked
  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings18
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
    Inspector note: PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE INITIAL INSPECTION WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 1Priority
  • Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical
    Inspector note: OBSERVED ACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF RAW EGG FROM A BOWL DIRECTLY ON TOP OF AND DRIPPING DOWN INTO COOKED BEEF AND COOKED SHRIMP STORED IN THE UPPER REFRIGERATION PORTION OF THE COOKS LINE PREP COOLER. REVIEWED SAFE FOOD HANDLING OF RAW AND READY TO EAT FOODS. FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 13Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT THE INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED AT MY ARRIVAL AND ARRIVED ON SITE APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES LATER. REVIEWED, A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: SOME AREAS INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 16
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES. COOKED RICE INSIDE A RICE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 111.9F. COOKED TOFU IN LARGE DEEP PANS ON STORAGE SHELVING UNDER THE COOKS LINE PREP TABLE AT 72.1F TO 91.7F. NO TEMPERATURE COOLING LOGS ON SITE. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 21
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: NOTED APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS COOKED CHICKEN AND EGG ROLLS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT DATE LABELS OF EXPIRATION DATE OR ANY DATES AT ALL. COOK STATES THE FOODS WERE PREPARED THE DAY BEFOR. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED FOODS MUST BE DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS, INCLUDING SPICE CONTAINERS ON THE COOKS LINE, MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
    code 37
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
    code 41
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: COOKS LINE KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE PREP COOLERS. MUST PROPERLY STORE.
    code 43
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, UNDER COOKS LINE, THROUGHOUT DINING ROOM STORAGE, MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS TO ENABLE CLEANING AND MONITORING.
    code 45
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS OR CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS. PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. SHELVING MUST ENABLE CLEANING AND MONITORING OF FLOORS.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: COOKS LINE FOOD CART WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.----EXTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE DIRTY.----GAS STOVE TOP WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE.----INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE REAR PREP COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS.----TABLETOP CAN OPENER AT THE REAR PREP COOLER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS.----REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING INSIDE THE COOKS LINE COOLERS OR LINER FOR COOKING EQUIPMENT. • EXTERIOR OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE.----REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE METAL RACK SHELVING DIRTY.----CONDENSER FAN IN THE WALKIN COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE DUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: LEAK DRIPPING DOWN FROM AN UNKNOWN PIPING SOURCE ONTO STORED WRAPPED NAPKINS AND THE REAR PREP REACH IN FREEZER. MUST REPAIR.
    code 51
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE USED CARDBOARD AND BUCKET OF GREASE OUTSIDE THE REAR EXIT DOOR IN THE PARKING GARAGE.
    code 54
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE REAR FOOD PREP COOLER/TABLE, ICE MACHINE AND AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ADJACENT WALK-IN COOLER.-----ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY NOTED WITH DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE INCLUDING THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER.-----NOTED FOOD SPLATTER ON THE WALL OF THE COOKS LINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS IE: BACKPACK, BEING STORED IN THE FOOD PREP/DISH AREA. MUST PROVIDE EMPLOYEE STORAGE FOR PERSONAL ITEMS AWAY FROM FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT ITEMS.
    code 56
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
    code 57
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM INSPECTION #2546070 ON 12-29-21 NOT CORRECTED.#55- 6-201.11-- OBSERVED DRY STORAGE SHELVES OUTSIDE WALK IN COOLER ON NORTH WALL NEED TO HAVE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CEILING TO PROTECT FOOD. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 29, 2021: 17 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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