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Shanghai Inn Restaurant

August 7, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: 3-302.11 (A:3-8) (B)--- ALL FOODS THROUGHOUT COOLER AND FREEZER MUST BE PROPERLY PROTECTED, COVERED, WRAPPED.
code 15
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: NOTED APPROXIMATELY 80 LBS COOKED TCS FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 8/4/24 INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. BUSINESS HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE 7/29/25 INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS INSIDE THE COOLER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 23
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: 3-304.12--- ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER BETWEEN USE.---NOTED FOOD ENCRUSTED TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
code 43
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: : 4-903.11(A;C)--- ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING THE FRONT DINING ROOM SERVER STATION MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-101.19--- MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING THE BASEMENT BOX FREEZER STORAGE. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING AT ALL TIMES.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(B)--- SOME COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT STILL WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS.----INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS THROUGHOUT WITH FOOD DEBRIS.----EXTERIOR OF ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS INCLUDING BUS PANS USED FOR FOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • 4-602.13--- MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT OR STRING AS SHELVING GUARDS. PROVIDE A EASILY CLEANABLE NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-204.12-- NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTER ON THE MACHINE OR VERIFY THAT THE METAL DEVICE ON THE REAR OF THE MACHINE IS AN ACTUAL BACKFLOW PREVENTER.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: : 6-201.11--- ALL FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT, GREASE AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE DISH MACHINE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE REPLACED.----MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE ALL BASEMENT BOX FREEZERS AND MUST NOT STORE UNDER WASTE WATER PIPING IN BASEMENT. REMOVE BUCKETS AND CRATES FROM OUTSIDE REAR OF PREMISES. • MOLDY WALL CAULKING HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK LEAVING OPEN GAPS AND CREVICES IN THE WALL. MUST SMOOTHLY SEAL.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 29, 2025: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred. 8 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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