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Mandarin Kitchen

September 29, 2011 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: LABEL READY TO EAT, PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN REFRIGERATION UNITS. REMOVE FOODS BEING STORE IN GROCERY PLASTIC BAGS AND REPLACE WITH FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS/PLASTIC.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: DEFROST SOME CHEST FREEZERS TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP. REMOVE LARGE POTS AND METAL TRAYS IN BASEMENT WHICH ARE UNABLE TO FIT INSIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: FOOD PREP SHELVES, INTERIOR OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AT BAR, INTERIOR OF FRONT COOLERS AT BAR, VENTILATION HOOD
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND AROUND GREASE TRAP UNDER STAIRCASE
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AT DINING AREA, PREP AREAS, AND STORAGE AREAS. SEAL WALL BASE ALONG WALL NEXT TO HAND WASH SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. CLEAN WALLS AROUND DISH MACHINE AND REATTACH WALL PANELING AT DISH MACHINE. PROVIDE SMOOTH, EASILIY CLEANABLE PANELING BEHIND FOOD SHELVES IN KITCHEN AND REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL. CLEAN WALLS UNDER STAIR WELL. REMOVE EXCESS FOAM/CAULK FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT UNDER STAIR WELL. SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPING AT WALL AND CEILING IN HOT WATER TANK ROOM AND DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. LEAK AT TEA UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK AT PIPE FROM HAND WASH SINK BY DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION IN MEN TOILET ROOM.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLEAN EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE RECEPTACLE, REMOVE WEEDS, LITTER, AND LARGE BRICKS FROM AROUND GARBAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 21, 2011: 7 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.