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Szechuan Cuisine

March 23, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings3

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN BASEMENT PREP/DISH MACHINE AREA AND SINK BLOCKED WITH LARGE STORAGE BAG WITHIN IT. NO PAPER TOWEL AT KITCHEN PREP AREA AND SOAP UNACCESSIBLE FROM DISPENSER. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (RAW CHICKEN/RAW LAMB)STORED IN BAGS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES FROM 46.9F-47.4F WITHIN SAME CONTAINER FILLED WITH MEAT JUCICE. MANAGER VOLUTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SEPARATELY AND AT PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER. APPROX. WT 27LBS. AND VALVUE $62.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITH BARE HAND CONTACT OF READY-TO-EAT FOOD, EGG ROLLS AND LETTUCE TO BE SERVED TO CUSTOMER. ALSO OBSERVED SAME FOOD HANDLER WASH HANDS IN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER HAND WASHING AND NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
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 30 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE IN BASEMENT WHERE BULK ITEMS ARE STORED AND SEVERAL ALONG WALL IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA UNDER SHELVING. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. 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: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: COOKING EQUIPMENT EXTERIOR SURFACES, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, PREP TABLES, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT INCLDING BASEMENT AREA.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK AT PIPE UNDER EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS LAYING ON COUNTER IN BUCKET OF WATER WITH ADEQUATE CHEMICAL SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 17, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 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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