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Sun Wah Bar-B-Q

May 20, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 87.9 F AND 101 F- PORK, ORGAN MEATS AND BBQ CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL HOT FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 140 F OR ABOVE. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. FOODS DISCARDED WEIGHT- 50 LBS, VALUED AT $312.50. STEAM TABLE WAS OFF AT THIS TIME, MANAGER TURNED ON STEAMTABLE AND TEMPERATURE OF WATER NOW 155 F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN UNDER REAR PREP AREA 2-COMPARTMENT SINK (BY DISHMACHINE) WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON. WHEN WATER IS TURNED OFF WATER WILL DRAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030. MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (05/27/13).
code 24
Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed

Inspector note: MENS EMPLOYEES WASHROOM TOILET BOWL UNABLE TO FLUSH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TOILET BOWL BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (05/27/13). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 26
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1235227 DATED ON 06/08/12- #33 THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN, INTERIOR OF PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS WITH FOOD BUILD UP, INTERIOR OF EMPLOYEES LOCKERS CLUTTERED, #34 OBSERVED FOOD, DUST AND LITTER ON FLOOR BY REAR DRY STORAGE ROOM AND #35 OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE STAINS ON CEILING TILES AT REAR SMOKE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL THE ABOVE PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (05/27/13). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED RIPPED REACH IN COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS AT FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/GREASE BUILD UP ON ALL SHELVES, EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT AT BOTH FRONT AND REAR PREP/DISHWASH AREAS. MUST CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT AND MAINAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT/ALONG ALL WALLS AND CORNERS AT PREP AND DISHWASH AREAS ALSO OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES/LOW GROUT/MISSING FLOOR BASE TILES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND REPAIR ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES/FLOOR BASE TILES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STAINS ON WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP/DISHWASH AREA. MUST CLEAN ALL WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 13, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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