New Furama Seafood Restaurant

November 29, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT VALID ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE AS WELL AS CERTIFIED MANAGER IS REQUIRED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS (PORK, FISH)FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR WALK IN FREEZER WITH BROKEN EXTERNAL THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR/OR REPLACE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE ROACHES INSIDE PREP TABLE CREVICE IN MIDDLE PREP ROOM NEAR WOK STATION, OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL ROACHES AS WELL AS MOUSE DROPPING AND ABATE ALL LIVE ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES ON TABLES, FLOORS, AND EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL DEAD ROACHES, SANITIZE ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL KITCHEN AND TABLEWARE IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL KITCHEN AND TABLEWARE, POTS AND PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDOARD ON SHELVING THROUGHOUT 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR PREP AREAS ON SHELVING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD/AND OR PAPER COVERINGS FROM SHELVES TO MAINTAIN SHELVING SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS IN BETWEEN AND INSIDE OF THE FRYERS. OBSERVED DIRT DEBRIS ON THE FANS INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATORS. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE GASKETS OF THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATORS. OBSERVED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS AROUND THE WOK STATIONS. O OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE AQUATIC TANKS WITH AN ACCUMULATED BLACK SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE RUST INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER ON THE WALLS AND THE SHELVES OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE SHELVES AND WALL PANELS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE, FOOD SPILLS, AND GRIME ON WALLS AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2578656 DATED: 7/17/23 NOT CORRECTED; #37 FOUND SOME BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN KITCHEN NOT LABELED AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINERS WITH NAME OF PRODUCT INSIDE. #49 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE FRYERS IN THE KITCHEN TO REMOVE GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE DIM SUM PREP AREA. #53 THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR IN THE KITCHEN IS NOT SELF CLOSING; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. #55 OBSERVED GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE FRYERS; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. CLEAN FLOOR UNDER OTHER EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN KITCHEN WHERE NEEDED. #55 OBSERVED SOME WATER-STAINED CEILING TILE IN KITCHEN; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED. #56 OBSERVED LIGHT BUILD UP ON VENTS IN HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENTS WHERE NEEDED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO BRING ALL VIOLATIONS INTO COMPLIANCE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 17, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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