P.F. Chang's

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES RE-USING SINGLE-SERVICE CARTONS TO ABSORB GREASE FROM FOOD ITEMS LIFTED OUT OF THE DEEP FRYER (MULTIPLE CARTONS/NO CROSS CONTAMINATION). INSTRUCTED TO CEASE RE-USING SINGLE-SERVICE CARTONS AND REPLACE WITH MULTI-USE GREASE CATCH OR USE NEW SINGLE-SERVICE CARTON FOR EACH FOOD ITEM AND MAINTAIN.
  code 45
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (GRIDDLE, WOK LINE) TO BE SOILED WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOILAND ENCRUSTED GREASE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DRAIN PLUMBING AT PREP LINE HANDWASHING SINK (NEAR FREEZER) TO BE SLOW-DRAINING, BUT FUNCTIONAL. OBSERVED COLD WATER SUPPLY AT HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, BUT FUNCTIONAL (LOW PRESSURE). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE MENTIONED PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL FACILITIES TO BE SOILED: CEILING TILES SOILED WITH DEBRIS ABOVE DISH MACHINE AND UTILITY SINK, FLOOR SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS BENEATH COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT THE PREP LINE, FLOOR AND BASE COVING SOILED WITH GREASE BEHIND THE DEEP FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILING AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 20, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.