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Sun Wah Bar-B-Q

November 25, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
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: FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 114.1 F AND 120.5 F- COOKED TONGUE, INTESTINES, PORK EARS AND BBQ PORK. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AND DENATURED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 140 F OR ABOVE IF HELD HOT. FOUND STEAM TABLE WATER AT 167.1 F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED OVER 10 LIVE ROACHES ON FLOOR INSIDE HEATER ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS/EQUIPMENT ALSO ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN MAIN PREP AREA (FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC.). MUST LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED LITTER AND DEAD INSECTS INSIDE WOODEN EMPLOYEES LOCKERS ALSO OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE MOP SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL LOCKERS AND MOP SINK.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: DISHWASH AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL WATER VALVE LEAKING ALSO OBSERVED WALK IN COOLER DRAIN PIPE WATER DRIPPING ON FLOOR/AT SAME. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK AND WALK IN COOLER WATER PIPE MUST DRAIN INSIDE FLOOR DRAIN.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 28, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.