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Mei Shung Chinese Restaurant

April 22, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: FOUND PROCEDURE/PLAN ON SITE HOWEVER KIT NOT COMPLETE MISSING SOLUTION TO CONTROL NOROVIRUS FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, ALSO MISSING MOP ETC. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN ALL PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKS LINE KNIVES BEING STORED IMPROPERLY BETWEEN PREP COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE A KNIFE RACK • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER BETWEEN USE.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: RUSTED SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER, MUST REPAIR AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE OR REPLACE • CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER HAS A BUILD-UP OF ICE WHICH I LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. NO FOOD UNDER THE UNIT. • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT. REPAIR/REPLACE • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE REACH COOLLER. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS WITH LID OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: BROKEN/MISSING COLD WATER HANDLE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAID HANDLE. BROKEN BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE BEHIND THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE,MUST REPAIR
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: NO LID PROVIDED AT RECEPTACLE INSIDE STAFF WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: BROKEN WALL INSIDE THE WASHROOM AND UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. NO CARDBOARDS • ACCUMULATED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVER IN THE KITCHEN ABOVE EAST HANDWASHING SINK.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED LARGE PUDDLES OF POOLED WATER ON FLOORS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 10-22-2019,REPORT #2320282 #55) 6-501.114 FOUND CLUTTER AT BASEMENT AND OUTSIDE PATIO THAT MUST BE REMOVED.(OLD EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, ETC.) MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-42-090
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 22, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 6 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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