Three Happiness Restaurant

April 1, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA, IN THE BASEMENT PREP/ DISHWASHING AREA, IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED • NO SOAP AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA IN THE BASEMENT AND IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATION • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT AND WASHBOWLS IN THE TOILET ROOMS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WALK THROUGH, OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE IN USE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING. UNIT WAS TAGGED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE REVIEW COMMENTS FOR TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED
code 16
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (COOKED PORK, COOKED CHICKEN) WITHOUT DATE MARKING, STORED LONGER THAN 24 HOURS IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING FOR FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. APPROXIMATELY 20LBS AT $100 DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED A BAG OF EGG ROLLS THAWING IN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE EXPEDITOR TABLE IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS FOR TCS FOODS AND MAINTAIN. THE EGG ROLLS WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE, SO NO FOODS AFFECTED AT THIS TIME.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF A ROACH INFESTATION OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 OR MORE LIVE ROACHES ON SITE, APPROIXMATELY 60 RAT DROPPINGS, AND SMALL FLIES. THE ROACHES WERE OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT IN THE FOLLWING AREAS: ON THE WALL UNDER THE DRAIN BOARD OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE, ON THE BUCKETS OF THE CHEMICALS STORED UNDER THE DRAIN BOARD OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE, ON THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE DRAINBOARD OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE, IN THE OPENINGS IN THE WALLS IN THE HOT WATER TANK STORAGE CLOSET, COMING OUT OF THE CREVICES OF THE FLOORS NEAR LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE, ON THE FLOOR AND INSIDE AN OPENING IN THE WALL WHERE THE HOT WATER TANK IS STORED. THE RAT DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ON THE FLOORS: UNDER THE TABLE IN THE DINING AREA, IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA EMBEDDED IN THE NON-SLIP MATS IN THE PREP AREA, UNDER ALL OF THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE BASEMENT, IN THE HOT WATER TANK STORAGE CLOSET, ON THE SIDE OF THE TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE DINING AREA. THE RAT DROPPINGS WERE ALSO OBSERVED IN THE SHELVING UNITS BEHIND THE FROM SERVICE COUNTER, INSIDE THE WALL IN THE HOT WATER TANK STORAGE CLOSET IN THE BASEMENT, AND ON THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE SHELVING UNIT UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA, DISHWASHING AREA. LASTLY, THE SMALL FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS NEAR THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE ROACH AND SMALL FLY ACTIVITY, CLEAN RODENT DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES ON THE FLOORS ON THE SIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT AND SURROUND THE GREASE TRAP IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS WITH DEAD ROACHES.
code 38
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER SPILLING ON TO THE FLOOR FORM THE FAUCET HEAD BEING TO LONG ON THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MENTIONED FAUCET HEAD, TO AVOID WATER SPILLING WHEN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS IN USE.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE OVEN IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH GRIME AND GREASE BUILD UP. ALSO, OBSERVED THE INSIDES OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS ON SITE WITH SLIGHT FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL SAID EQUIPMENT
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENINGS IN THE WALLS IN THE HOT WATER TANK STORAGE CLOSET, IN THE FLOORS NEAR THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE, AND IN THE WALLS NEAR THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE. ALL MENTIONED OPENINGS WERE OBSERVED IN THE BASEMRNT. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS TO AVOID HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST AND RODENTS AND TO MAKE SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED CARDBOARD BOXES ON THE FLOORS IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA AND UNNECCESSARY ITEMS STORED UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BOXES AND UNNECCESSARY ITEMS. • OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA WITH GREASE BUILD UP AND NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ABOVE THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS AND THE WOK STATION IN THE IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

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