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Kam Fung Restaurant

August 12, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: LOW TEMP DISHWASHER BEING USED TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE HAS A 0PPM CHLORINE READING AFTER WASH CYCLE FINISHES. INSTRUCTED THAT THE CHEMICAL READING SHOULD BE 100PPM. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE CDPH. INSTRUCTED TO MANUALLY WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE AT THE THREE COMP SINK. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 ISSUED. IF MACHINE IS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE AUG. 19 REINSPECTION FOR THE SERIOUS VIOLATION; YOU MAY REQUEST THAT THE TAG BE REMOVED VIA FAX AT 312 746-8040 OR VIA EMAIL AT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG.
code 8Priority
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 SIXTY RODENT (MOUSE) DROPPINGS ON FLOOR UNDER THE BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE KITCHEN AND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN IN FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS; CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BOTTOMS OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, BOTTOMS AND TOP SURFACES OF PREP TABLES, STORAGE RACKS, BOTTOM AREA OF LOBSTER TANK IN KITCHEN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND VARIOUS EQUIPMENT. CLEAN FLOORS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS (TWO) AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, SINKS AND DISHMACHINE. ALSO CLEAN CEILING VENTS WHERE NEEDED TO REMOVE DUST. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN TO REMOVE DUST ON SHIELDS.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA; REMOVE TO AVOID CLUTTER. REMOVE EMPTY OIL BOTTLES AND OTHER ITEMS IN REAR (OUTSIDE AREA) OF PREMISES.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHILE USING FOR WIPING DOWN EQUIPMENT AND PREP AREAS.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 25, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.