Tom Lee's Chop Suey

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK PROVIDED FROM A LICENSED IDPH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH A RECENT PEST CONTROL INSPECTION FROM A LICENSED IDPH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MEAT STORED IN A PLASTIC GROCERY BAG IN THE PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE TRAP, PREP TABLES, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER AND PREP COOLERS, STEAM TABLE, AND DEEP FRYER.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
  code 58
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2355271 ON 12/12/19 NOT CORRECTED: 53 - OBSERVED THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON RESTROOM MISSING.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON RESTROOM DOOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 12, 2019: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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