Sun Wah Bar-B-Q

June 17, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings3

Failed findings

Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES OF WALK IN COOLER STANDING ON LADDERS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER USING HOSE TO SPRAY WATER INTO CONDENSER TO DEFROST UNIT. WALK IN COOLER WAS TURNED OFF AT TIME AND FAN COVERS REMOVED. WATER WAS BEING SPRAYED INSIDE CONDENSER AND DRIPPING ONTO SHLEVES OF FOOD INADEQUATELY PROTECTED. FOOD WAS ADULTERATED. MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO STOP SPRAYING WATER IMMEDIATELY AND TO REATTACH FAN COVERS AND TURN WALK IN COOLER ON. WALK IN COOLER AND FOOD WERE AT PROPER TEMPERATURE. ALL ITEMS ADULTERATED BY DRIPPING WATER WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED INCLUDING 30LBS OF RAW MEAT AND 40 PAR COOKED CHICKEN WINGS VALUED AT $150 PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-40-050 (A)
code 13Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILTY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE /PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 DROPPINGS IN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS OF FURNACE ROOM. CONTACT PEST CONTROL, CLEAN UP ALL DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTERS. WIPING CLOTHS NEED TO BE KEPT IN SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE INCLUDING PAPER TOWEL DISPENSERS IN MENS AND WOMENS WASHROOM CONTAINING RUST, DRY STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR KITCHEN NEED TO BE PAINTED OR SEALED. OBSERVED RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE RUST AND NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED UNTREATED RAW WOOD BEING USED AS A CUTTING BOARD IN FRONT SERVICE AREA NEAR DUCK HOT HOLDING. WOOD IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REPLACE RAW WOOD CUTTING BOARD WITH A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CUTTING BOARD. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN MAIN KITCHEN WITH DARK GROOVES THAT ARE UNABLE TO COME CLEAN. CUTTING BOARDS MUST BE REPLACED. • SERVED MOP SINK LOCATED ON 1ST FLOOR NEXT TO ICE MAHCINE NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. EXTERIOR OF MOP SINK AND WALL BEHIND MOP SINK MUST BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAINED.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SHOWER STALLS IN MENS AND WOMENS EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS CONVERTED TO ADDITONAL MOP SINKS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN AND FREE OF STANDING WATER AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED THE MOP SINK NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN ON FIRST FLOOR. MOP SINK ON SECOND FLOOR SERVICE AREA UNCLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED ADDITIONAL MOP SINK IN EMPLOYEE WOMENS WASHROOM IN NEED OF BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER UNCLEAN WITH EXCESS GREASE ON GROUND AND ON CONTAINER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b)
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FLOORS IN DISREPAIR: FLOOR TILE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF WALK IN FREEZER DOOR INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AND IN FRONT OF STANDING ROASTING OVENS. MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER DISH MACHINE. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES TO AVOID STANDING WATER. OBSERVED WALL ON LEFT SIDE WHEN ENTERING BAR IN DISREPAIR AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WALL BEHIND MOP SINK IN DISREPAIR. RESTORE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CHIPPING PAINT ON HOOD ABOVE DUCK PREP. RESTORE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. OBSERVED WALL IN EMPLOYEE MENS WASHROOM NEXT TO SHOWER STALL NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. RESTORE SURFACE, OBSERVED WALL ACCROSS FROM DUCK PREP AREA IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HOLE IN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FURNACE ROOM ALLOWING PEST ENTRY. CLOSE UP HOLE IN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD OVER DUCK PREP IN REAR KITCHEN. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITIATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 27, 2018: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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