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No. 1 Taste Of Asia

August 11, 2011 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings3
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND OVERHEAD BLACK SEWER PIPE ABOVE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, SPICE CONTAINERS, AND DRY FOOD STORAGE CANS. ALSO, NOTED COPPER COLORED PIPE ABOVE PREP SHELVING WHERE SPICES STORED WHICH IS CONNECTED TO OVERHEAD SEWER PIPE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOOD STORAGE FROM UNDER SAID PIPING AT THIS TIME AND INSTRUCTED TO ENCASE PIPING TO PROTECT AREA FROM POSSIBLE OVERHEAD DRIPPING/CONTAMINATION ONTO FOOD CONTACT SURFACES IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. SERIOUS 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
code 16
Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed

Inspector note: HAND WASH SINK IN KITCHEN NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED LARGE HOLE IN PIPING UNDER SAID SINK AND PROFUSELY LEAKINNG ONTO GROUND WHEN WATER TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS 7-38-030 ISSUED.
code 26
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION # 285285 ON 09/07/10: #30 All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL PREPARED, READY TO EAT FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER, REFRIGERATION UNITS, WALK-IN COOLER, AND CHEST FREEZERS, #32 DEFROST CHEST FREEZERS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. REMOVE CARDBOARD AND ALUMINUM LINING AT PREP SHELVES/RACKS IN PREP AREAS, #33 CLEAN INTERIOR OF HAND WASH SINK, TWO COMPARTMENT SINK, DEEP FRYERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES, RACKS/SHELVES, FAN GRID COVERS IN REFRIGERATION UNITS, AND GASKETS AT REFRIGERATION UNITS, #34 The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPAIR CRACKED FLOOR TILE BY HAND WASH SINK IN KITCHEN AND REPAIR FLOOR SECTION IN POOR REPAIR IN BASEMENT BULK FOOD STORAGE AREA. SEAL FLOOR IN STAFF TOILET ROOM, #35 The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING IN KITCHEN AND BY STAIRCASE LEADING TO BASEMENT PREP AREA. CLEAN WALLS IN BASEMENT AROUND GREASE TRAP AND BEHIND ICE MACHINE. SEAL OPENINGS UNDER WASHBOWL INSIDE CABINET IN STAFF TOILET ROOM. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN, #37 Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT STAFF TOILET ROOM DOOR IN BASEMENT, #38 REROUTE WASTE LINE FROM ICE MACHINE FROM TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT INTO FLOOR DRAIN AND OR DRIP PAN. REPAIR LEAKS AT HOT WATER HANDLE AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT, #41 All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. ORGANIZE CLUTTERED STORAGE AREAS IN REAR BASEMENT, REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS FROM STAIRCASE LEADING TO 2ND FLOOR, AND REMOVE MILK CRATES, #43 Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOP AND INVERT SAME. SERIOUS 7-42-090 ISSUED.
code 29

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 7, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 11 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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