New China Tea

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: REACH-IN PREP COOLER IN USE IN POOR REPAIR, AIR TEMPERATURE 58F. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO NOT USE UNTIL REINSPECTED BY HEALTH DEPT. FAX LETTER TO 312 746-4240 TO REQUEST REINSPECTION. INSTD TO HAVE UNIT MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PTOENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER STORAGE TEMPERATURES IN REACH-IN PREP COOLER: COOKED CHICKEN 59F, SHRIMP 60.1F, BEEF 58F. ALL PRODUCT DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 20LBS 100 VALUE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CARDBOARD AND ALUMINUM FOIL LINING NOTED ON ALL STORAGE SHELVES. REMOVE SAME AND HAVE SURFACES SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN EXCESSIVE DEBRIS BUILD-UP: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS/FREEZERS INCLUDING HANDLES, GASKETS, EXTERIOR OF DRY STORAGE BINS, FAN IN PREP AREA, STORAGE SHELVES THUR-OUT, MOTORS AND ATTACHED PIPING OF ALL EQUIPMENT, UNUSED STEAM TABLE, CABBAGE MACHINE, AND SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: ALL DOORS AND HANDLES THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 13, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 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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