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Joy Yee Noodle Shop

February 28, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FRONT SMOOTHIE PREP AREA, NEAR THE COOKING LINE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, AND IN THE TOILET ROOMS NEAR THE DINING AREA WITHOUT HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE (IN USE), AT IMPROPER CHEMICAL CONCENTRATION OF 0 PPM. DISHWASHING MACHINE DISPLAYED,"CHANGE CHEMICAL CORD" AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR DISHWASHING MACHINE. DISHWASHING MACHINE TAGGED ‘HELD FOR INSPECTION’. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED (SEE COMMENTS BELOW). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WERE OBSERVED WITH MICE DROPPINGS: UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS AND SURROUNDING THE EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE/ CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA, SURROUNDING THE EQUIPMENT IN THE ICE MACHINE STORAGE AREA, IN AN OPENING IN THE DINING AREA WHERE BOXES OF PEPSI ARE STORED, IN THE PAPER GOODS STORAGE CLOSET, UNDER THE EQUIPMENT IN THE BEVERAGE PREP AREA ACROSS FROM THE TOILET ROOMS IN THE DINING AREA. ALSO OBSERVED MICE DROPPNGS ON TOP OF THE MSG, CORNSTARCH, AND RICE STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND ON THE CARTS IN THE DRY STORAGE/ CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: IN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP-FRYING UNIT, ON THE BASIN OF THE SPRAYER SINK NEAR THE DISHWASHING MACHINE, ON THE DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT, INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER AND UNUSED WALK-IN COOLER ON THE 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD ROACHES, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: AT THE FRONT SMOOTHIE PREP AREA AND ACROSS FROM THE COOKING LINE IN THE REAR PREP AREA, BOTH NEAR CLEAN DISHWARE. MUST INSTALL AN EASILY CLEANABLE SPLASHGUARD IN THE MENTIONED AREAS.
code 39
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE IN THE FRONT SMOOTHIE/ TO GO AREA WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WALLS UNDER THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINKS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND INSIDE OF THE SINGLE EMPLOYEE TOILET STALL NEAR THE ICE MACHINE STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS OBSERVED DURING THE INSPECTION AND MENTIONED IN THE PEST CONTROL SERVICE REPORT TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST. • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE PIPES UNDER THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. ALSO OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED SURFACES.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 5, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.