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Mei's Kitchen

June 7, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: FOUND NO HOT WATER ON THE PREMISES PER CITY CODE. WATER TEMPERATURE WOULD REACH 88.2-86.5 AT THE 3-COMP. SINK, 1-COMP. SINK AND EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK THEN IT WOULD RAPIDLY DROP IN TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT WATER PER CITY CODE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 *CHIEF ENGINEER ADJUSTED THE TEMPERATURE AT THE HOT WATER TANK AND AFTER SOME TIME THE HOT WATER WAS RESTORED.
code 9Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHEN HANDLING/SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (I.E. EGGS, BEEF, HAM, TURKEY, ETC.) INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING HOURS OF OPERATION. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER/OWNER SHOWED UP AT END OF INSPECTION, BEGINNING OF REPORT WRITING (10:17AM.) SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LONGER SNEEZE GUARDS TO SELF SERVE BREAKFAST STATION IN THE FRONT AREA TO ACCOMMODATE ALL FOOD ITEMS BEING STORED UNDER IT.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE CAN OPENER, RUBBER GASKETS ON THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE COFFEE STATION AND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR OF PREP AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST AND MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN WALK IN FREEZER. • MUST PROVIDE MISSING COVING TO AREA AROUND THE WALK IN FREEZER IN THE PREP AREA. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE PEELING/CHIPPING PAINT ON THE CEILING IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND MAKE SURFACE AREA SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REATTACH SIDE PANEL TO WALL IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK IN THE PREP AREA. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS/CEILING IN PREP AREA AROUND SINKS AND EQUIPMENT. REMOVE DUST/DIRT PARTICLES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE RUNNING WATER TO THE FIRST WASH BOWL (CLOSEST TO THE DOOR) IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. MUST FIX THE LEAK AT THE HOT WATER KNOB ON THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE COFFEE STATION AREA.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 29, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.