CAFE ORIENT 33.

Chicago Health Dept

4829 N KEDZIE AVE · LINCOLN SQUARE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2018.

5 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected Mar 2018.

Last inspected Mar 2018. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAR 2018

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 15

2018

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT COUNTER.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN THE FAN GUARD OF THE TWO ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER (WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN EXTERIOR SIDE AND TOP OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT(DEEP FRYER, WOK AND STOVE) AND MAINTAIN.

MAR 8

2018

FAIL 8 violations

Serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 2102608 DATED 10/26/17. #32-Found heavy ice build-up inside a (white) small refrigerator beneath the kitchen prep table. Instructed to remove ice build inside said refrigerator and maintain. #33- OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF REACH-IN COOLERS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #34- Floors beneath the deep fryers found to have excessive grease build-up. Instructed to clean floors in detail and maintain. #35- Observed the kitchen exhaust hood/filters above the cooking equipment not clean. Instructed to detail clean and maintain. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

LABEL AND DATE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH READY TO EAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLERS AND MAINTAIN. ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS NEEDS LABEL ALSO.

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

ALL CLEAN UTENSILS, POTS,PANS, FRYERS,FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED UPSIDE DOWN/INVERTED TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION AND POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT COUNTER.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN EXTERIOR AND TOP OF THE STOVE, GRILL, DEEP FRYER (WITH HEAVY GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATED ) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN THE FAN GUARD OF THE TWO ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER (WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL CART WITH SEASONING, ALL THE COOLERS DOOR, MICROWAVE, PREP TABLES AND BOTTOM SHELVE OF THE PREP TABLES AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BASE, ALL CORNER THRU-OUT THE PREP AREA, KITCHEN, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, AROUND THE WATER HEATER TANK, AND FRONT COUNTER AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

WALLS BEHIND THE GRILL, STOVE AND DEEP FRYER, WALLS BY THE WATER HEATER TANK, WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN, REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED ON A SEPARATE CONTAINER,NOT ON TOP OF THE ICE, TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.

OCT 26

2017

PASS 4 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

Found heavy ice build-up inside a (white) small refrigerator beneath the kitchen prep table.Instructed to remove ice build inside said refrigerator and maintain.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

Detail clean shelvings/fan covers inside the coolers,interiors of microwave,surfaces beneath the grill cooking equipments and maintain.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

Floors beneath the deep fryers found to have excessive grease build-up.Instructed to clean floors in detail and maintain.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

Observed the kitchen exhaust hood/filters above the cooking equipments not clean.Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

JAN 5

2017

PASS 3 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

BULK FOODS OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED AND COOKED/PREPARED FOODS OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED/DATED AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OBSERVED DUSTS ACCUMULATIONS ON EAST KITCHEN WALLS AND ON CEILING VENTILATIONS COVERS THROUGHOUT.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUSTS FROM WALLS/VENTS AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE SMALL REFRIGERATORS IN THE KITCHEN AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN VISIBLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS.

OCT 5

2016

PASS 3 violations

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT LABELED. MUST LABEL AND DATE.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF REACH-IN COOLERS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED GREASE AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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