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Wen Cai Chinese Kitchen

April 28, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW BEEF AND PORK STORED OVER UNCOVERED ONIONS AND BROCCOLI IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER PROPERLY STORE PRODUCE AND READY TO EAT FOOD OVER RAW FOOD IN WALK-IN COOLER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED SEVERAL ITEMS UNCOVERED IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COVER AND PROTECT ALL FOOD ITEMS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #1491027 ON 7-28-14. 30 ANY OPEN CANS OF FOOD MUST BE TRANSFERRED INTO REGULAR CONTAINERS. ALL FOOD STORED IN COOLERS MUST BE DATED AND LABELED.32-REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL LINERS FROM KITCHEN FOOD EQUIPMENT AND CARDBOARD LINERS FROM BOTTOMS OF EQUIPMENT SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. DEEP FRYER, WOK, SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLERS, MANUAL CAN OPENER AND HOUSING ATTACHED TO FOOD PREP TABLE NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.34-THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BENEATH THE DRY STORAGE AREAS ARE DIRTY, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS. 35-CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, BEHIND COOKING WOK STATION AND REMOVE DUSTS ON VENTILATION COVERS AT CEILING AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE USED CHICKEN CARDBOARD BOXES, GROCERY BAGS, ETC AND PROPERLY STORE FOOD IN FOOD STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS IN COOLER AND STORAGE AREAS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES, ICE MACHINE, SINKS, ETC.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REMOVE DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING TILES AND VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES MUST BE PROVIDED BY 7-28-15.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 28, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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