New China Tea

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER COLD TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50.9F-57.0F IN PREP COOLER: COOKED SHRIMP, COOKED CHICKEN, COOKED BEEF, COOKED PASTA AND BEAN SPROUTS. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 30LBS $500 VALUE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY 7-38-005
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: PREP COOLER IN POOR REPAIR, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 51.0F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO NOT USE UNTIL ABLE TO MAINTAIN COLD FOODS 41F OR BELOW AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY
  code 33
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: PLASTIC LINING ON BOTTOM SHELVES OF PREP TABLES. INSTD TO REMOVE SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE. RUST ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE INTERCEPTOR AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS ON WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. EXCESSIVE DUST ON CEILING TILES IN FRONT OF WOK COOKING LINE. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 28, 2022: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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