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Mayflower Chinese Restaurant

March 8, 2011 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

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 20 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM UNDER STORAGE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMEND PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE PREMISES. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION #277468 ON 07/16/10: #32 INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS TO STORE FOOD ITEMS IN FREEZER AND REFRIGERATION UNITS. DEFROST ALL CHEST FREEZERS TO REMOVE ICE BUILDU, PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAPS AT DISH MACHINE AND AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT. PAINT RUSTY SURFACES AT PREP TABLE BOTTOMS. SEAL RAW WOOD SHELVES/SURFACES THROUGHOUT PREMISES, #33 CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: UNDER, AROUND DEEP FRYERS, BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES, INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLER, BULK FOOD CONTAINERS/LIDS, VENT COVERS IN TOILET ROOMS, #35 PAINT WALLS AND CEILING IN FOOD STORAGE AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREAS IN BASEMENT. SEAL ALL OPENINGS AT PIPING AND CONDUITS AT WALL AND CEILING SECTIONS AS NEEDED THROUGHOUT PREMISES. WIPE DOWN WALLS BEHIND EQUIPMENT, TEA STATION, BY TOILET ROOMS, AND PREP AREAS WHERE NEEDED, REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AND WALL SECTIONS IN BASEMENT,#36 PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD FOR LIGHT BULB AT DISH MACHINE AREA. REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AT MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA, #41 ORGANIZE CLUTTERED AREAS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS, REMOVE MILK CRATES BEING USED TO STORE ITEMS, REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT/ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE, #43 STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN CONTAINER WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION. SERIOUS 7-42-090 ISSUED.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: LABEL READY TO EAT, PREPARED FOODS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND WASH SINK AND PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN. REMOVE ALUMINUM FROM PREP TABLE BOTTOMS. PAINT RUSTY RACKS IN UPRIGHT REFRIGERATOR AT REAR KITCHEN. REPLACE TOILET SEAT COVER IN STAFF TOILET ROOM.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN MEAT SLICER BLADE, GREASE TRAPS AT DISH MACHINE AND HAND WASH SINK IN KITCHEN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: KEEP FLOOR DRY IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. CLEAN FLOORS IN BASEMENT AND AROUND DISH MACHINE.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD AND OR SHATTER PROOF BULB FOR LIGHT BULB ABOVE PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR TWO COMPARTMENT SINKS.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 5, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 5 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.

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