New China Buffet

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD NOT PROTECTED,SERIOUS VIOLATION,CITATION ISSUED,FOUND ICE MACHINE DIRTY BLACK,SLIMY MATERIALS ON WALLS TOUCHING ICE AND ICE WATER;INSTRUCTED TO CALL SERVICE FOR CLEANING,TAG MACHINE;MUST FAX LETTER TO CDPH 312-746-4240 WHEN MACHINE HAS BEEN CLEANED
  code 16
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. ALL CABINETS UNDER BUFFET STEAM TABLES UNCLEAN,UNDER SALAD BUFFET TABLE UNCLEAN MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; PAPER TOWEL HOLDER IN PREP AREA UNCLEAN MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR PREP COOLER UNCLEAN MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. SLIPPERY FLOOR IN PREP AREA , MUST PROVIDE RUBBER MAT ON FLOOR,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DAMAGED BAS WALLS ON CORNER OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR WALK IN COOLER MUST BE REPAIRED
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND AROUND DISH MACHINE NEEDS RECAULKING
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 3, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.