Three Happiness Restaurant

November 5, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings11
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: UPON ARRIVAL, 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 FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. 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. STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. UNIT WAS TAGGED AND PERSON IN CHARGE INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING AND IS REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. FOUND APRROXIMATELY 1 DOZEN AND A HALF OF EGGS FOUND AT 76.0F IN THE PREP COOLER, A BAG OF EGG ROLLS AT 48.2F, COOKED EGG ROLLS (59.9F) AND COOKED CHICKEN FOR ORANGE CHICKEN AND SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN FOUND AT 64.5F IN A COLD HOLDING UNIT. MANAGER DISCARDED PRODUCT. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 22
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. BEEF IS UNDERCOOKED. MANAGER INSTRUCTED TO ADD CONSUMER ADVISORY ON ALL MENUS AND DISCLOSE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE FOODS WITH AN ASTERISK (*). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED
code 25
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 LIVE ROACHES AND 8 MICE DROPPINGS ON SITE. FOUND LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY ON THE WALLS AND FLOORS UNDER ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD, SURROUNDING THE OUTLET BOX BEHIND THE PREP COOLER IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA, ON THE PIPES ON THE WALLS ON THE SIDE OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA, AND UNDER THE DISHWAHSING MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. MICE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE ROACH ACTIVTY, REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMEND CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED STICKY INSECT STRIPS FILLED WITH DEAD SMALL AND BIG FLIES STORED ABOVE THE FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT AND WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STICKY STRIPS FILLED WITH FLIES AND RELOCATE PLACES TO STORE STRIPS AWAY FROM FOOD PREP AND WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT.
code 38
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED THREE MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WAREWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WATER FAUCETS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD WITH GREASE DROPLETS AND NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BASEMENT AND LEAKS FROM THE PIPES ON THE WALL ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED LEAKS.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE RECEPTACLE MISSING A LID IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS NEAR THE COOKING LINE WITH CARDBOARD BOXES AND STANDING WATER IN THE HOT WATER TANK ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECCESSARY ITEMS AND STANDING WATER. • OBSERVED THE WALLS AND FLOORS IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING ESPECIALLY UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN WALLS AND FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE VENTILATION HOODS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE BUILD UP AND NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

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