SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

CHINA CAFE.

BEAT. 18/100

2300 S WENTWORTH AVE · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected July 20, 2017 · passed

Failed 8 of 13 inspections. 13 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
13
5 passed · 8 failed
VIOLATIONS
56
includes 13 critical
RECORDS COVER
1 YEAR
since Aug 2015

INSPECTION HISTORY

JUL 20
2017
PASSED
0 violations
JUL 14
2017
FAILED
2 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY (7) STILL SEEN ON PREMISES IN KITCHEN AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE NEEDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090

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

CLEAN THE ENCRUSTED GREASE ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.

JUL 3
2017
FAILED
4 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

LIVE COCKROACH ACTIVITY WAS STILL OBSERVED IN THE KITCHEN AREA. 20 LIVE COCKROACHES WERE OBSERVED IN THE KITCHEN. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.

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

CLEAN THE GREASE AND DEAD INSECTS OFF OF THE WOK STATION.

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

CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE KITCHEN AREA UNDER THE DEEP FRYERS AND OVENS.

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

CLEAN THE ENCRUSTED GREASE ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. MUST SEAL ALL GAPS IN THE STAINLESS STEEL WALLS BEHIND THE WOK STATION AND COOKING EQUIPMENT.

JUN 29
2017
FAILED
1 violation1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

PREVIOUS CRITICAL VIOLATION FROM REPORT# 2065112 DATED 6/27/2017 NOT CORRECTED. STILL OBSERVING LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY. OBSERVED 7 ROACHES IN KITCHEN PREP AREA AND 4 IN BASEMENT.

JUN 27
2017
FAILED
4 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

PREVIOUS CRITICAL VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2064502 DATED 6/27/2017 NOT CORRECTED: DURING TODAYS INSPECTION STILL OBSERVING ROACH ACTIVITY: OBSERVED 9 CRAWLING ROACHES; 6 IN UPSTAIRS PREP AREA ON FLOOR AND WALL AND 3 IN BASEMENTON WALL,EQUIPMENT AND OVERHEAD PIPING. MUST REMOVE.

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

VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED. MUST ENCASE ALL OVERHEAD EXPOSED PIPING IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS, THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, THE LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP AREAS, CABINETS, AND SHELVING. MUST CLEAN THE MOTOR HOUSING OF ALL FREZZERS AND COOLERS AND REMOVE ALL INSECTS. MUST ALSO CLEAN ALL ATTAHCED LEGS, WHEELS,POWER CORDS AND HANDLES OF ALL MENTIONED EQUIPMENT.

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

CLEAN WALL ABOVE DOOR LEADING TO PREP AREA ON PREP AREA SIDE OF HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP AND AT CEILING.

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JUN 19
2017
FAILED
9 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

MUST PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA NEAR DISHWASHING AND THE REAR PREP AREA. ALSO INSTALL A HANDWASH SINK IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA NEXT TO 2-COMP SINK ON NORTHEAST SIDE OUTSIDE OF OFFICE AREA. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. NO CITATION ISSUED.

CRITICALPest Activity
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM REPORT# 2060075 DATED 6/12/2017 NOT CORRECTED: #18 OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 5 ON WALL IN PREP AREA OVER COLD PREP STATION, 10 OR MORE ON FLOOR UNDER/AROUND DISH MACHINE AND SEVERAL CRAWLING IN AND OUT OF FLOOR FROM CRACK AROUND PLATFORM OF DISH MACHINE. MUST REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. TODAY DURING RE-INSPECTION OBSERVED ROACH ACTIVITY, NOTED 9 IN KITCHEN PREP AREA, 1 UNDER PREP TABLE, 2 ON WALL BY 3-COMP SINK, 1 ON FLOOR BY WOK STATION, 3 ON FLOOR BY WALL NEXT TO DISHMACHINE AND 2 COMING IN AND OUT OF CRACK BY PLATFORM UNDER DISHMACHINE. ALSO OBSERVED IN BASEMENT PREP AREA 1 ROACH ON PIPE AT CEILING, 8 CRAWLING ON FLOOR UNDER TABLE, 10 CRAWLING OVER/UNDER AND AROUND LIDS OF BULK CONTAINERS AND RACK THEY WERE ON WHERE SUGAR AND FLOUR ARE STORED. ALSO NOTED OVER 35 ROACHES CRAWLING IN AND OUT OF MOTOR HOUSING, ON TOP AND DOWN THE FRONT/BACK OF CHEST FREEZER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND BOXES ON SHELVES STORED IN BASEMENT. OBSERVED SEVERAL ROACHES CRAWLING FROM UNDER FISH TANK ON TABLE. MUST REMOVE INSECTS,ROACH INFESTED EQUIPMENT,ROACH INFESTED BOXES AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. ALSO REMOVE ALL ROACHES UNDER THE BOARD LOCATED UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.

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

MUST PROPERLY ENCASE ALL OVERHEAD/EXPOSED PIPING IN BASEMENT.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS, THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, THE LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP AREAS, CABINETS, AND SHELVING. MUST CLEAN THE MOTOR HOUSING OF ALL FREZZERS AND COOLERS AND REMOVE ALL INSECTS. MUST ALSO CLEAN ALL ATTAHCED LEGS, WHEELS,POWER CORDS AND HANDLES OF ALL MENTIONED EQUIPMENT.

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

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS, UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER SINKS, ALONG WALLS, IN CORNERS, AND THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE WATER ON FLOORS IN BASEMENT

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

CLEAN WALL ABOVE DOOR LEADING TO PREP AREA ON PREP AREA SIDE OF HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP AND AT CEILING. MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS INTO WALL AROUND PLUMBING AT BASEMENT WHERE NECESSARY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS BEHIND COOK LINE, UNDER SINKS, UNDER DISH MACHINE AND THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP AREAS.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT SHIELD MISSING AT ENCLOSED WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED LEAK AT PIPE UNDER 3-COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR.

CRITICALPest Activity
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT AND OF 1ST FLOOR STORAGE AREAS WHERE NEEDED. REMOVE BOXES AND EQUIPMENT THAT WILL NOT BE USED FOR BUSSINESS PURPOSES AND THAT MAY CONTAIN LIVE ROACHES.

JUN 12
2017
FAILED
6 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE

NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGHOUT FOOD ESTABLISHMENT (63.7F) FOR PROPER HANDWASHING, ADEQUATE DISHWASHING AND CLEANING. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 5 ON WALL IN PREP AREA OVER COLD PREP STATION, 10 OR MORE ON FLOOR UNDER/AROUND DISH MACHINE AND SEVERAL CRAWLING IN AND OUT OF FLOOR FROM CRACK AROUND PLATFORM OF DISH MACHINE. MUST REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

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

CLEAN WALL ABOVE DOOR LEADING TO PREP AREA ON PREP AREA SIDE OF HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP AND AT CEILING.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT SHIELD MISSING AT ENCLOSED WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED LEAK AT PIPE UNDER 3-COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR.

MINORSanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT AND OF 1ST FLOOR STORAGE AREAS WHERE NEEDED.

APR 20
2017
PASSED
6 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN AND MAINTTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE WOK STATIONS, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED, EXTERIOR SURFACE OF FRYER, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES WHERE NEEDED.

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

MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, CLEAN UNDER DISHMACHINE, SINKS AND IN STORAGE AREAS.

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

MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. CLEAN WALL ABOVE DOOR LEADING TO PREP AREA ON PREP AREA SIDE OF HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP AND AT CEILING.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT SHIELD MISSING AT ENCLOSED WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED LEAK AT PIPE UNDER 3-COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR.

MINORSanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT AND OF 1ST FLOOR STORAGE AREAS WHERE NEEDED.

APR 11
2017
FAILED
9 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

OBSERVED NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN REAR PREP AREA, NO PAPER TOWELS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER PREP AREA WHERE DIM SUM IS PREPARED AND SAME SINK BLOCKED WITH PANS INSIDE, UNACCESSIBBLE FOR HAND WASHING. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TILES, UNBLOCK EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

CRITICALPest Activity
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

QBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER WITH GREASE HEAVILY ENCRUSTED ON LID AND LIP OF GREASE CONTAINER DRIPPING TO GROUND BELOW. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

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

OBSERVED KNIVES STORED BETWEEN WALL AND PREP TABLES. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE MULTI-USE UTENSILS AFTER USE AND PROPERLY STORE.

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

MUST CLEAN AND MAINTTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE WOK STATIONS, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED, EXTERIOR SURFACE OF FRYER, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES WHERE NEEDED.

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

MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, CLEAN UNDER DISHMACHINE, SINKS AND IN STORAGE AREAS.

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

MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. CLEAN WALL ABOVE DOOR LEADING TO PREP AREA ON PREP AREA SIDE OF HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP AND AT CEILING.

MINORFacility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHT SHIELD MISSING AT ENCLOSED WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED LEAK AT PIPE UNDER 3-COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR.

MINORSanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT AND OF 1ST FLOOR STORAGE AREAS WHERE NEEDED.

JUN 7
2016
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

LEAK OBSERVED AT THE TWO COMP SINK IN THE BASEMENT FROM THE PIPE UNDERNEATH AND A CONSTANT DRIP FROM THE FAUCET OF THIS SINK; REPAIR SAME.

MAY 10
2016
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN AND MAINTTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE WOK STATIONS, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED, EXTERIOR SURFACE OF FRYER, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES WHERE NEEDED.

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

MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, CLEAN UNDER DISHMACHINE, SINKS AND IN STORAGE AREAS.

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

MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN WASHROOMS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED IN MAIN KITCHEN.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

A LEAK OBSERVED AT THE TWO COMP SINK IN THE BASEMENT FROM THE PIPE UNDERNEATH AND A CONSTANT DRIP FROM THE FAUCET OF THIS SINK; REPAIR SAME.

MAY 3
2016
FAILED
6 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

FOUND NO CHEMICAL SANITIZER DISPENSING FROM THE LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE IN THE MAIN KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED THAT THE SANITIZING AGENT (CHLORINE) MUST DISPENSE AT 100PPM. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL IT IS DISPENSING PROPERLY AND IS REINSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPT. OF HEALTH. FAX A LETTER TO 312 746-4240 TO REQUEST THAT THE TAG BE REMOVED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 ISSUED.

CRITICALPest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED FIFTY MOUSE DROPPINGS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AND SIDE PREP AREA ON THE FLOOR, ON A POLE AND UNDER A SHELF. MUST CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS. RECENT SERVICE (5/2/16) BY THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY INDICATED NO ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.

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

MUST CLEAN AND MAINTTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE WOK STATIONS, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED, EXTERIOR SURFACE OF FRYER, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES WHERE NEEDED.

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

MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, CLEAN UNDER DISHMACHINE, SINKS AND IN STORAGE AREAS.

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

MUST CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN WASHROOMS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED IN MAIN KITCHEN.

MINORSanitation
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

TWO DRAIN STOPPERS AT THREE COMP SINK; MUST HAVE THREE TO PROPERLY SET UP SINK TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE. A LEAK OBSERVED AT THE TWO COMP SINK IN THE BASEMENT FROM THE PIPE UNDERNEATH AND A CONSTANT DRIP FROM THE FAUCET OF THIS SINK; REPAIR SAME.

AUG 24
2015
PASSED
4 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

HAND SINK TOO CLOSE TO PREP TABLE IN REAR KITCHEN AREA, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD.

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

SHELVES AND COUNTER TOPS NOT CLEAN GREASE AND DIRT NOTED ON SHELVES AND COUNTER TOPS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

FLOORS NOT CLEAN BEHIND PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

CRACKS AND HOLES NOTED ON KITCHEN WALLS, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.

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