1st Chop Suey
5845 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638 · Garfield Ridge · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2011-08-30
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2011-08-30
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Food Temperature issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🌡 Food Temperature critical 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
2011-08-30 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Food Temperature
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES ON COUNTERTOP IN PREP AREA: 4 COOKED SHRIMP EGG FOO YOUNG PATTIES AT 102.9F, BOWL OF COOKED BEEF AT 109.0F AND BOWL OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 103.9F. NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS IN PLACE OR A...
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN PREP TABLES. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY IN KNIFE RACK.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
UNCLEAN KNIVES ON KNIFE RACK. INSTD TO CLEAN PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR OF STORAGE COOLER NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME. INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS INCLUDING RUBBER GASKETS AND EXTERIOR OF DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRI...
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING LINE. FREE OF DEBRIS. SOME STANDING WATER IN REAR BY UTILITY SINK. KEEP CLEAN AND DRY AT ALL TIMES.
2010-12-09 Pass Complaint 6 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
PRE-COOKED FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO DO SO.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
RUSTY SURFACES ON BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES. PAINT SAME WITH NON TOXIC PAINT.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
INTERIOR OF COOLERS/FREEZERS, MULTI-USE UTENSIL PLASTIC STORAGE BINS NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FLOOR SURROUNDING UTILITY SINK NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
LIGHTSHIELDS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. WALLS THRU-OUT BEHIND PREP TABLES NOT CLEAN, SPLASHED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN. WALLBASE TILES MISSING NEXT TO UTILITY SINK. REPLACE SAME.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR. REPAIR SAME.
2010-02-02 Pass Complaint 5 ▾
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
CLEAN EQUIPMENT ON FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE AND INVERT.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
UNCLEAN KNIVES IN KNIFE RACK. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME. PLASTIC STORAGE BINS NOT CLEAN. INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
STOCK ON FLOOR. ELEVATE 6 INCHES. FLOOR BEHIND COOKING LINE WITH GREASE BUILD-UP. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
INTERIOR OF HOOD AND ALL ATTACHED PIPING OF COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
LINEN: CLEAN AND SOILED PROPERLY STORED
CLEAN APRONS IMPROPERLY STORED IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA.
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