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Minghin Cuisine

July 31, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: MUST INSTALL TWO HANDWASHING SINKS FOR HANDWASHING. ONE SINK IS NEEDED AT THE WAITRESS STATION OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN KITCHEN (FIRST FLOOR) WHERE STEAMED RICE IS PREPARED AND SERVED AND BEVERAGES ARE PREPARED. ANOTHER HANDSINK IS NEEDED ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN THE ROOM WHERE THE DISHWASHING MACHINE IS LOCATED. BOTH SINKS MUST HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND HAND TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND 10 DOZEN OF RAW EGGS AT THE BOTTOM OF A PREP TABLE ON THE SECOND FLOOR AT 75.2F. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EGGS MUST BE REFRIGERATED WHEN NOT IN USE AND HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. EGGS WERE DISCARDED IMMEDIATELY. 3LBS VALUED AT $30.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 ISSUED.
code 22
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: SOME BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN NOT LABELED; MUST LABEL CONTAINERS WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF CONTAINER.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED RODENT AND ROACH ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. FOUND 30 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE WASHER AND DRYER (SECOND FLOOR), 25 ON THE FLOOR IN THE HOT WATER TANK STORAGE ROOM AND 30 ON A SHELF IN A STORAGE ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR BY THE WASHROOMS NEAR THE DIM SUM PREP KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ALSO OBSERVED SIX LIVE ROACHES IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AND DIM SUM PREP KITCHEN; MUST ELIMINATE ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE DEEP FRYERS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN, DIM SUM KITCHEN AND SECOND FLOOR KITCHEN, CLEAN THE INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN ALL STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE OF ALL KITCHENS.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN THE STORAGE ROOM WHERE DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. • MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND COOKING AND OTHER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. ALSO CLEAN UNDER DISHMACHINES TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE WATER AND FOOD DEBRIS. REMOVE STANDING WATER FROM AREAS AROUND FISH TANKS ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND MAIN KITCHEN AREA. CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT RESTAURANT AND MAINTAIN. SOME CRACKED FLOOR TILE OBSERVED IN PREP AREAS; REPAIR/REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED. • SOME CEILING VENTS IN WASHROOMS AND OTHER AREAS OF KITCHEN NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED. CLEAN INTERIORS OF LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE NEEDED IN KITCHEN TO REMOVE BUGS AND BUILD UP. CLEAN PIPES AL KITCHENS ALONG THE WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE. • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE HOLE IN THE FLOOR WHERE THE GREASE RECEPTOR LOCATED (FIRST FLOOR).
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN VENTS IN HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AND SECOND FLOOR KITCHEN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 13, 2018: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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