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Minghin Cuisine

March 4, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE SINK ON THE SECOND FLOOR NEAR THE DISHWASHING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE TOILET ROOM AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA BOTH LOCATED IN THE DINNER PREP KITCHEN MISSING HAND DRYING PROVISIONS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PAPER TOWEL WAS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER AT THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DINNER PREP KITCHEN BROKEN AND NOT ABLE TO DISPENSE HANDWASHING SOAP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED SHELLSTOCK STORED ON SITE WTIH NO SHELLSTOCK TAGS. FOUND AN OPENED BOX OF MUSSELS AND A CRATE OF OYSTERS WITH NO SHELLSTOCK TAG LOCATED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE DINNER PREP KITCHEN.INFORMED MANAGER THAT TAG MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCES OF SHELLFISH AND MAINTAIN TAGS FOR 90 DAYS ON PREMISES. APPROXIMATELY 10LBS AT $155 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 14Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE (NOT IN USE) NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED ON SITE AND REPAIRED MACHINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS ON SITE. FOUND THE FOLLOWING IN THE DINNER PREP KITCHEN NOT MEETING COMPLIANCE: COOKED CHICKEN IN THE PREP AREA (52.9F), PREPACKAGES OF BEEF FOUND ON THE LOWER SHELF OF A PREP TABLE (48.0F-50.0F). FOUND THE FOLLOWING IN THE DIM SUM PREP KITCHEN: A BOWL BEEF (54.0F) INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND APPROXIMATELY 20 EGGS IN A TWO DOOR COOLER (59.0F). MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 28LBS AT $215 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 22
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED APRROXIMATELY 20 OR MORE OPEN BLUE BAIT PACKAGES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS ON SITE. BAIT PACKAGES WERE FOUND ON FLOORS, SHELVES, UNDER SHELVES ETC. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL OPEN RODENT BAIT STATIONS AND INFORMED MANAGER THAT RODENT BAIT SHALL BE CONTAINED IN A COVERED, TAMPER-RESISTANT BAIT STATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-015, CITATION ISSUED
code 28
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD. FOUND PREPACKAGES OF BEEF BEING THAWED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ON A SHELF UNDER A PREP TABLE IN THE DINNER PREP KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS SUCH AS: PLACE FOOD IN THE WALK-IN COOLER OVERNIGHT OR UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE FACILITY OPEN AND NEVER CLOSE ALSO FOUND A SMALL OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR IN THE DINNER PREP KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF FACILITY AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED A POOL OF STANDING WATER ABOUT 2 1/2 INCHES HIGH ON THE FLOOR INSIDE THE AQUARIUM OF LIVE SHELLSTOCK STORAGE AREA. THE MENTIONED AREA WAS ACROSS FROM THE DISHWASHING AREA IN THE DINNER PREP KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE WATER AND MAINTAIN. WATER WAS REMOVED BEFORE THE END OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE DOOR IN THE TOILET ROOM IN THE DINNER PREP KITCHEN, NOT SELF CLOSING INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING IN BOTH PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 30, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.