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P.F. Chang's

April 13, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS RAW CHICKEN AND BEEF IS COOKED, PREPARED, AND SERVED ON SITE. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. WHILE ON SITE, CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 1:25PM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED OPEN CONTAINERS OF FOOD STORED ON TOP PORTION OF PREP-LINE UNIT WHICH IS EXPOSED TO DUSTY CEILING. THE PREP-LINE UNIT NEXT TO THE EXPEDITE STATION SHALL BE COVERED AND PROTECTED BY CONTAMINATION BY STORING IT: 1) IN A CLEAN, DRY LOCATION; 2) WHERE IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO SPLASH, DUST OR OTHER CONTAMINATION;
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: CLEAN DISHWARE STORED ON SHELVES HAVE NOT BEEN AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER SANITIZING. AFTER CLEANING AND SANITZING ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS SHALL BE AIR DRIED BEFORE USE. CLOTH DRYING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS IS NOT APPROVED.
code 44
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE RECEPTACLES HEAVILY SOILED WITH GARBAGE ACCUMILATION AROUND DUMPSTERS ON GROUND. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (b) CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST ACCUMILATION ON CEILING TILES AND CEILING VENTS ABOVE THE PREP-LINE AND EXPEDITE LINE. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 13, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.