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Peking Chinese Food

April 24, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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

Failed findings

food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW EGGS STORED ABOVE READY TO EAT FOODS (COOKED FRIED CHICKEN) IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. DISCUSSED THAT READY TO EAT FOODS MUST BE PLACED ON TOP SHELF ABOVE RAW EGGS. EMPLOYEE REORGANIZED WALK-IN COOLER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TMPERATURE OF RAW GROUND PORK ON PREP COUNTER; TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 59.9F. ALL COLD TCS FOODS MUST BE MEASURED AT 41F AND BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 POUNDS AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $35.00 DISCARDED ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: DRY STORAGE FOOD CONTAINERS SCATTERED IN THE KITCHEN DOES NOT HAVE A LABEL. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDLE OF MESH UTENSIL ON COOKLINE IS USED TO WHISK RAW EGGS BEFORE COOKED, UTENSIL (HANDLE) IS THEN DIPPED INTO STANDING CUP OF WATER NEAR WOK STATIONS TO CLEAN OFF FOOD DEBRIS. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGER TO PROVIDE SEPARATE UTENSIL TO WHISK RAW EGGS. • SINGLE USE PLASTIC CUPS AND METAL BOWLS WITHOUT A HANDLE USED AS A SCOOP FOR DRY STORAGE SEASONINGS AND FOODS. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE SCOOP WITH A HANDLE.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON PREP-SURFACES THROUGHOUT. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: REUSED CARDBOARD USED AS LINING FOR SHELVES AND ALSO TO STORE FOOD IN CHEST FREEZER NEAR REGISTER. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, DURABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACES FOR FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 16, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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