Wen Cai Chinese Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE CAN OPENER BLADE OF CAN OPENER AT PREP TABLE. CLEAN INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS.
  code 32
• 🧫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: INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES, VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND STORAGE SHELVES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, STORAGE SHELVES AND SINKS. ALSO CLEAN INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER. ELEVATE ALL ITEMS FROM FLOOR OF WALK-IN FREEZER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN CEILING VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH WASHROOMS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 9, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.