✕

New China Buffet

January 30, 2013 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOUND ICE MACHINE INTERIOR PANEL WITH BLACK AND ORANGE MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR, ALONG THE PLASTIC TUBE AND ON THE SURFACES OF THE PANEL. INSTRUCTED TO SANITIZE AND CLEAN IN DETAIL THE SURFACES AND THE PLASTIC DOOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS, 7-38-005A.
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPLACE RIPPED OFF SCREEN ON BOTH EXIT DOOR AND MAINTAIN. MUST REMOVE RUST ON ALL THE METAL SHELVINGS OF THE 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER OR REPLACE. MUST RE CAULK ALONG SPLASH GUARD OF THE DISHMACHINE AND EXPOSED HAND. CAULKING WORN OUT AND WITH BLACK MOLDY LIKE SUBSTANCE. MUST REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BEING USED AS A SHELVE LINER OF THE BOTTOM SHELVE OF THE PREP TABLES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: ALL THE PREP TABLE,BOTTOM SHELVE OF THE PREP TABLES, CART WITH SPICES, COOKING EQUIPMENT EXTERIOR PART, SIDES OF THE WOK AREA, TUBE CONNECTING TO THE WOK,ALL THE METAL SHELVING INSIDE THE 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER AND LID OF THE BULK CONTAINERS, AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BASE,ALL CORNER ,UNDER AND BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER,UNER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE SODA ROOM AND HALLWAY GOING TO THE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE. PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS OUTSIDE THE STORAGE ROOM AND ON THE WALLS OUTSIDE THE WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST SCRAPE PEELING PAINT. MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT(WOK) AND INSIDE THE SMALL STORAGE ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB ON THE HOOD AND STORAGE ROOM, MUST REPLACE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MISSING DRAIN STOPPER FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT AND 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.(NOT ON TOP OF THE CABINET).
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 7, 2011: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Rogers Park

See every restaurant in Rogers Park →

About this record

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.