Szechuan Cuisine

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

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Failed findings

• ☠️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 EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL INSIDE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 45 MICE DROPPINGS ON BASEMENT UNDERNEATH REAR UNUSED COUNTER TOP ALSO NOTED 15 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH REAR STORAGE SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZED AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICES IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. • OBSERVED REAR NORTH SIDE RECEIVING DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED. DOOR HAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH OPENING ON THE BOTTOM. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. DETAIL CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. REMOVE GREASE BUID UP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE ITEMS IN BASEMENT 6INCHES OFF FLOOR AND 6 INCHES AWAY FROM THE WALL. MUST MAINTAIN FLOOR DRY AT ALL TIMES IN BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREA.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. REMOVE DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. LEAKY FAUCET BASE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. MUST PROPERLY STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. WIPING CLOTHES STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 25, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.