Nicky's Chinese Food

May 4, 2011 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: FOUND HAND WASHING FACILITIES WITH NO SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AND NOT READILY ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT. FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS AT WASH BOWL IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. ALSO, NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND BOWL IN PREP AREA. FOUND EXPOSED HAND BOWL OBSTRUCTED BY A PREP TABLE,BOXES AND DISHES. ALSO, COLD WATER WAS TURNED OFF AND HAND SINK WAS NOT BEING USED BY FOOD HANDLERS TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RESTORE COLD WATER TO SINK,REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS SO THAT SINK IS READILY ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT TO ALLOW FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. MUST ALSO PROVIDE SOAP AND A SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE AT ALL HAND WASHING FACILITIES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 25LBS OF COOKED RICE,COOKED EGG ROLLS AND COOKED CHICKEN AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 63.6-125 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW OR 140 DEGREES F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: FOUND PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 3/18/2010 NOT CORRECTED. (33)MUST CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKNG EQUIPMENT:WOKS,FRYERS, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE,EXTERIOR OF POTS,RICE COOKERS,ETC. (34) FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AND STORAGE NEED DETAIL CLEANING UNDER,AROUND AND BEHIND EVERYTHING. CLEAN UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT,UNDER SINKS,AROUND GREASE RECEPTOR,UNDER STORAGE SHELVES AND BEHIND COOLERS AND FREEZERS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. AREAS OF FLOOR GREASY UNDER EQUIPMENT,SPILLS OF DRY GOODS IN REAR MUST BE REMOVED AND UNDER SINKS WHERE MOIST FROM WATER. (35) MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT. (41) MUST ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL STORAGE AREAS TO AVOID CLUTTER. (43) OBSERVED UNCLEAN DRY WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THAT TOWELS MUST BE CLEAN AND STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION. CDPH CURRENTLY OBSERVES SAME VIOLATIONS PREVIOUSLY NOTED. MUST CORRECT MINOR VIOLATIONS BY THE DATE SPECIFIED ON REPORT. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS IN REAR. (MSG,SALT,SUGAR,ETC)
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL SHELVING RACKS,SINKS,PREP TABLES AND ALL SURFACES THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE EXTREME GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. ALSO CLEAN ALL MULTI USE ITEMS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN WASHROOM.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS AND REMOVE EXTREME SPILLS AND GREASE.
code 35
pests in the house

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

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE FOUL ODORS COMING FROM EXTREME GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AND COOK LINE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 27, 2010: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Kenwood

See every restaurant in Kenwood →

About this record

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.