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Rice Cafe

March 31, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animalscritical

Inspector note: Inspector Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST INFESTATION. SIGHTED 100 OR MORE LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON INSIDE PANEL OF WOK STATION AND KETTLES INSIDE & ON STOVE AND OVEN, ON SIDE OF STOVE IN BETWEEN STOVE AND PREP TABLE, WOK STATION UNDER SIDE , INSIDE FRYER CABINET, ON FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO PREP COOLER ,ON SIDE VENT COVER OF CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT,NEAR MOTOR OF 1ST FL. REACH IN FREEZER,ON WALL BEHIND LINES OF DISH MACHINE, UPPER WALL IN BASEMENT ON & INSIDE OF CEILING TILES AND CRACKS AND CREVICES. ALSO REAR DOORS HAS AN APPX."3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM. ALSO SIGHTED NUMEROUS DEAD ROACHES ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST ELIMINATE LIVE ROACHES, REMOVE DEAD ROACHES. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS AND EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS.RODENT PROOF DOOR. MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 3/31/16.(CRITICAL 7-38-020)
code 13Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER,GLASS REACH IN COOLER,LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: STATION,INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYERS,ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND PREP COOLERS,FREEEZER,SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER,COUNTER AT WAIT STATION,MICROWAVE,MOP SINK BASIN AND HAND SINK IN MOP SINK CLOSET,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,DOOR GASKETS OF ALL COOOLERS,CUTTING BOARDS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT PREP AREA,MOPSINK CLOSET AND WALK IN COOLER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING WALL BASE IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,STAINED CEILING TILES WAIT STATION AREA,PREP AREA,BASEMENT AREAS,MISSING DOOR TRIM NEXT TO DISH MACHINE,GAPS IN WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS IN PREP AREAS.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FAUCET AT HAND SINK IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM AND OBSERVED 2 LEAKS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT DRIPPING ON TO WOK EQUIPMENT.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE,ELEVATE,ORGANIZE CLUTTER FROM IN BETWEEN COOLERS NEAR WAIT STATION.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 29, 2016: 8 findings recurred. 7 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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