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Ken Kee Restaurant

May 23, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings7
critical findings2

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Failed findings

No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: STILL OBSERVED ROACH ACTIVITY AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY TO HAVE ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO HELP ELIMINATE PEST PROBLEM. OBSERVED THREE LIVE ROACHES BY DRAIN UNDER PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMNENT, ONE IN REAR STORAGE BY REAR DOOR AROUND SHELVES, ONE UNDER RICE COOKER BY WALK-IN COOLER AND TWO ROACHES BY THE TWO DOOR COOLER WITH THE GLASS DOORS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020. MUST ELIMINATE ROACHES AND WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE SURFACES/EQUIPMENT.
code 13Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: AT THIS TIME FOUND WALK-IN UNIT AT 51.1F, AND TWO DOOR UNITS AT 48.4F AND 44.3F. ALL UNITS MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW.
code 2Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE BARRIER (SPLASHGUARD) ON LEFT SIDE OF TWO COMP SINK IN FRONT BEVERAGE AREA TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE EXPOSED HANDSINK FROM DUMP SINK AND COUNTER AREA.
code 32
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 AND EXTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, BOTTOMS/INSIDE CABINETS OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD ITEMS, SHELVES INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER, CAN OPENER BLADE AT PREP TABLE AND PREP TABLE SURFACES AT TOP AND BOTTOM. REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE FOOD, GREASE AND DIRT. ALSO CLEAN AROUND AND UNDER OTHER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. OBSERVED VARIOUS AREAS OF KITCHEN FLOOR THAT NEEDS RE-GROUTING; MUST RE-GROUT FLOOR THROUGHOUT KITCHEN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN VARIOUS ATTACHED EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN ON WALLS BY VENTILATION SYSTEM, ABOVE KITCHEN EXIT DOOR NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST, DIRT AND BUILD-UP. SOME SECTIONS OF HOODED SYSTEM STILL HAS BUILD UP; CLEAN AREAS WHERE GREASE OBSERVED.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED A STRONG, FOUL SEWER GAS ODOR FROM AREA WHERE THREE COMP SINK, EXPOSED HANDSINK AND UTILITY SINK LOCATED, MUST CLEAN OR SERVICE DRAINS TO ELIMINATE ODOR.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 21, 2014: 7 findings 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.

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