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New Happy Chop Suey

January 13, 2011 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND EXPOSED HAND BOWL IN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. UPON INSPECTION FOUND HOT WATER SOURCE UNDER HAND SINK TURNED OFF PREVENTING PROPER HANDWASHING. ALSO NOTED, ONCE HOT WATER SOURCE TURNED ON, SINK BASIN BECAME CLOGGED AND WATER LEAKED PROFUSELY FROM PIPES UNDER SINK ONTO THE FLOOR IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR SINK TO ALLOW FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENTS ON SITE. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 50 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED UNDER SHELVING RACKS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS,UNDER STORAGE CRATES,UNDER PREP TABLES,ALONG REAR WALL NEAR EXIT,BEHIND HOT WATER HEATER,ALONG WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER,UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT,ALONG MOP SINK,ON TOP OF GREASE TRAP AND IN WASHROOM BEHIND THE TOILET BOWL AND UNDER THE WASHBOWL. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS,FRYERS AND OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND PREP TABLES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. ALSO REMOVE ALL WATER FROM FLOOR UNDER EXPOSED HAND BOWL.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 12, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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