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Mei Shung Restaurant

March 24, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SLICED VEGETABLES IN CONTAINERS OUT ON THE PREP TABLE: CARROTS AT 58.8F, MUSHROOMS AT 49.8F, MUSHROOM SKINS AT 52.3F, GREEN PEPPERS AT 53.1F, ONIONS AT 49.9F, LETTUCE AT 51.2F, SPROUTS AT 51.4F, AND GINGER AT 52.3F. OBSERVED A CONTAINER OF PORK INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT 54.2. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 15# OF FOOD WORTH $50. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CEILING TO THE LEFT OF THE CONDENSER WITH CEILING DEBRIS HANGING FROM THE CEILING AND SMALL DEBRIS PARTICLES ON TOP OF COVERED FOOD ITEMS ON THE STORAGE RACKS BELOW. ALL FOOD ITEMS UNDER THE BROKEN CEILING HAVE BEEN RE-WRAPPED AND RE-LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE REMAINING DEBRIS FROM THE CEILING AND TO PATCH & REPAIR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CEILING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: FOUND A BROKEN GASKET AROUND THE DOOR UNDER THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR GASKET AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE AND BLACK SPOTS COVERING THE FLOOR UNDER THE PREP TABLE IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE AND DISCOLORATION, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON THE CEILING AND CONDENSER OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BLACK BAG HANING OUT OF THE SIDES OF THE GREASE TRAP LOCATED UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BAG, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE 1ST COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SINK AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 7, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 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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