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Mandarin Kitchen

September 16, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: LOW-TEMP DISH MACHINE AT WITH 0 PPM SANITIZER. FOUND BUCKET EMPTY, MANAGER CHANGED BUCKET AND STILL 0PPM AT RINSE. MACHINE BEING TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO USE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED IMPROPER RINSE 0 PPM
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOUND IMPROPER THAWING OF FROZEN MEAT IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND 3 LARGE STOCK POTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT CONSTANT FLOW OF COLD WATER AND OR UNDER REFRIGERATION WOULD BE THE PROPER WAY TO THAW POTENTIOALLY HAZARDOUS MEAT PRODUCTS SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED. FOOD NOT PROTECTED. MANAGER CORRECTED SITUATION.
code 16
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: FOUND 17-18 RAT DROPPING IN BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: STORAGE AREA IN BASEMENT IN NEED OF SEALING ALL RAW WOOD. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING AND SANITIZING WHERE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 28, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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.