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Jin Asian Cafe

February 8, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES OR PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS. ALL FOOD CONTAINERS OR FOOD CONTACT ITEMS SUCH AS WAX PAPER AND BAGS FOR EGG ROLLS, MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR SINGLE USE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR EQUIPMENT. BROKEN/MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON THE WALK-IN COOLER NOTED REPAIRED WITH A BLOCK OF RAW WOOD AND STRING. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR/REPLACE WITH CLEANABLE MATERIAL.----INTERIOR DOORS OF THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER IN POOR REPAIR WITH BROKEN METAL AND TORN DOOR GASKETS.----PLASTIC BUTTONS ON THE MICROWAVE OVEN IN POOR REPAIR, PEELING PLASTIC. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR ALL.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN, ALL COOLERS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT, RICE COOKER, STEAM TABLE NOTED DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. DIRTY, RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. DIRTY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • ALL SHELVING, METAL FOOD CARTS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS.----EXTREMELY DIRTY UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK TO BE LOCATED AND SERVICED. MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: WALL BEHIND THE HALLWAY ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR, CRACKED/PEELING WOOD.----METAL FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH OPEN SEAM, UNSECURED TO THE FLOOR. MUST REPAIR ALL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----WALL AT THE MICROWAVE OVEN WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER.----FLOORS UNDER WOK COOKS LINE, ALL PREP TABLES AND COOLERS, THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS. • EXCESSIVE PILE OF CARDBOARD BOXES, LARGE TREE BRANCH IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 2-26-20 NOT CORRECTED. #53- NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED AT THIS TIME.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 26, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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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