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Tom Lee's Chop Suey

April 18, 2013 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: PREP FOODS INSIDE STORAGE COOLERS AND FREEZER AND SOME DRIED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS IMPROPERLY STORED, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED/INVERT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: GASKETS ON TWO DOORS PREP REACH IN COOLER DOORS AT HOT LINE AND TWO DOORS STORAGE COOLER AT REAR STORAGE AREA ARE BROKEN, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD-UP ON EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF COOLERS, FREEZERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES AND STEAM TABLE, MICROWAVE OVEN, SHELVING UNITS, DRIED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND REMOVE CARDBOARDS AND FOIL COVERINGS FROM ALL EQUIPMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GREASE BUILD-UP AND DEBRIS THRU-OUT THE FLOORS, MUST DETAILS CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS AT PREP AREA, STORAGE AREAS AND WASHROOM.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DRIED FOOD BUILD-UP AND DIRT ON WALLS AT PREP AREA, REAR STORAGE AREA AND WASHROOM WALLS IN POOR REPAIR, ALSO NOTED OPENINGS ON WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY, REPAIR AND REPAINT WASHROOM WALLS AND CLEAN AND OR PAINT OTHER WALLS AT ABOVE AREAS. ALSO NOTED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP ON HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK AT 3PART SINK FAUCET AT NECK AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLUTTER NOTED AT REAR STORAGE AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE, ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: CLEANING TOWELS IMPROPERLY STORED,(TOWELS ON TOP OF EQUIPMENT AND BOXES) INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED IN AN APPROVED SANITIZER.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 12, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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