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Jin Asian Cafe

June 19, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

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: OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR TO FACILITY NOT RODENT/PEST PROOF. NOTED THE EXTERNAL BACK DOOR PROPPED OPEN DURING INSPECTION AND THE SCREEN DOOR IN FRONT OF IT IN USE. NOTED TEARS IN THE SCREEN APPROX. 6-8 INCHES LONG IN THE MIDDLE AND SIDES OF THE SCREEN. ALSO NOTED AN APPROX. 1/2 INCH GAP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN DOOR AND THE FLOOR. ALSO NOTED A HOLE IN THE DOOR FRAME AT THE BASE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DOOR, WHEN FACING DOOR FROM EXTERIOR. THIS HOLE IS EXPOSED TO THE OUTDOORS WHEN THE MAIN DOOR IS PROPPED OPEN AND IS APPROX. 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR EACH OF THESE OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY TO FACILITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSED AS SHELF LINER AND FLOOR COVERING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD AND MAINTAIN THESE SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD RESIDUE AND GRAYISH STAINS FROM THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: THE HANDLES ON THE KITCHEN HAND SINK, THE HANDLE OF THE RICE WARMER, THE HANDLES OF THE UPRIGHT FREEZERAND THE CHEST FREEZER. MUST CLEAN GREASE DEPOSITS FROM THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: THE HANDLES OF THE FRYER BASKETS AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE FRYER SIDES AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEAM TABLE. MUST CLEAN THE BLACK CHAR BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS SURROUNDING EACH WOK. MUST CLEAN DARK STAINS AND RESIDUE FROM BASIN OF MOP SINK.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN YELLOWISH SPLATTER STAINS FROM WALL TO RIGHT OF FRYERS (BEHIND MICROWAVE). MUST CLEAN DUST FROM WALL ABOVE BACK RIGHT EXTERIOR CORNER OF WALK IN COOLER.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED DOZENS OF EMPTY CARBOARD BOXES BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT NEAR THE STAIRS. ALSO NOTED DOZENS OF STACKED, UNUSED AND SOILED CHAIRS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNCESSARY OBJECTS FROM PREMISES AND STORE REMAINING ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. MUST INVERT MOPS DURING STORAGE OR STORE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 27, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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