Orange Garden Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: TOP PORTION OF THE INTERIOR ICE MACHINE NEEDS CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MORE FREQUENTLY TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION.
  code 16
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN STORED ON COUNTER IN KITCHEN PREP AREA AT 87.7F WITH NO ACTIVE SOURCE OF TEMPERATURE REGULATION. MANAGER STATED ITEMS WERE COOKED THIS MORNING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HOT HOLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AT OR ABOVE 135F AT ALL TIMES, OR RAPIDLY COOL WITHIN APPROPRIATE TIME CONSTRAINTS AND COLD HOLD BELOW 41F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 20LBS WITH A VALUE OF $200 TO DUMPSTER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GLASS DOOR COOLER IN SMOOTHIE PREP AREA IN FRONT TO NOT HAVE A THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE TO ENSURE EQUIPMENT IS FUNCTIONING.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GASKETS OF THE 2 DOOR STANDING COOLER NEXT TO STAIRS FOR BASEMENT TO BE HEAVILY TORN AND DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT FOR TORN AND DAMAGED GASKETS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR WALLS AND BOTTOM AS WELL AS EXTERIOR DOOR AND HANDLE OF THE MICROWAVE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE WOK STATION TO HAVE EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP, AS WELL AS SPILLAGE INSIDE MICROWAVE. OBSERVED HAND SINK HANDLES NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MICROWAVE AND HAND SINK FREE OF EXCESSIVE GREASE, SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP.
  code 49
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST ON THE EXHAUST FILTERS, PIPING, SWITHCES, AND ALL COMPONENTS OVER THE OVENS AND WOK AREAS IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE DUST AND GREASE BUILD UP.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 14, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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