Wen Cai Chinese Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Any open cans of food must be transferred into regular containers. All food stored in coolers must be dated & labeled.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL LINERS FROM KITCHEN FOOD EQUIPMENTS AND CARDBOARD LINERS FROM BOTTOMS OF FOOD PREP TABLES MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS AT FOOD PREP TABLES,HOOD AND FILTERS (GREASE BUILD-UP) ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENTS,DEEP FRYER,WOK,SHELVINGS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER,MANUAL CAN OPENER AND HOUSING ATTACHED TO FOOD PREP TABLE NOT CLEANED.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND BENEATH THE DRY STORAGE AREAS ARE DIRTY,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,BEHIND THE HOT COOKING WOK STATION AND REMOVE DUSTS ON VENTILATION COVERS AT CEILING AREAS.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSIL MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER AND INVERTED NOT INSIDE THE ICE MAKER.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 28, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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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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