Shanghai Inn Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TORN GASKET AT THE KITCHEN RIGHT DOOR OF THE STAND-UP 2 DOOR COOLER AND REMOVE FOIL LINERS AT SHELVING UNITS NEAR THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND MAINTAIN SURFACES TO SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; PREP COOLER, SIDES OF HOT COOKING EQUIPMENTS, SHELVING UNITS, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES AND STEAM TABLE, DISH MACHINE AND UPPER PANEL OF ICE MAKER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNT-OUT LIGHT BULBS NEAR THE DISHMACHINE UNIT AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT ICE MAKER WATERLINE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED ON TOP OF THE WALK-IN-COOLER DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN STOCK ITEMS,SUPPLIES AT LEAST 6" INCHES OFF THE FLOOR/WALL FOR EASIER CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 29, 2016: 4 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.

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