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China Garden

13328 S Baltimore Ave, Chicago, IL 60633 · Hegewisch · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
59/100

Passed most recently but 3 prior failures on record

Inspections
9
6 passed
Last Inspected
2015-01-22
Pass Rate
67%
3 failures
Score
59/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2015-01-22)
Failed 3 inspections (2014, 2014, 2011)
Pest Activity issues found across 4 inspections
Employee Hygiene issues found across 2 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 28×
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Pest Activity critical
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Facility Condition minor
Chemical Safety minor
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
2015-01-22 Pass Complaint
3
minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, FRYERS, FRYER CABINETS, WOKS (FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE BUILDUP).

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.

minor Pest Activity

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

REMOVE SOILED WATER IN MOP PAIL. STORE MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

2014-12-22 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
2
minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, DEBRIS, FOOD).

minor Sanitation

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

MOP SINK BEING USED AS A STORAGE UNIT FOR TOXIC ITEMS. MOP SINK MUST BE USED TO PROPERLY DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM BUCKET.

2014-12-15 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 9
critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES OBSERVED DURING INVESTIGATION. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IMPROPERLY DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA WHICH WAS POURED INTO CATCH BASIN, COME BACK INTO FOOD PREP AREA AND START TO PREP VEGETABLES ON PREP TABLE WITHOUT WASHI...

serious Sanitation

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

THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 7-3-14 ON REPORT# 1490501 NOT CORRECTED: -30-ALL COOKED AND PREPARED FOODS TAKEN OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED WHEN HELD OVER 24 HOURS.-32-USING PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AND CANS AS STO...

minor Chemical Safety

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

SEE VIOLATION #29

minor Sanitation

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

SEE VIOLATION #29.

minor Sanitation

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

SEE VIOLATION #29.

minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, DEBRIS, FOOD).

minor Sanitation

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

SEE VIOLATION #29.

minor Sanitation

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

MOP SINK BEING USED AS A STORAGE UNIT FOR TOXIC ITEMS. MOP SINK MUST BE USED TO PROPERLY DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM BUCKET.

minor Food Storage & Handling

NO SMOKING REGULATIONS

FOUND A LARGE CAN WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS(5) INSIDE IN REAR STORAGE AREA OF PREMISES. NO ASHTRAYS ALLOWED ON PREMISES. INDOOR AIR ORDINANACE VIOLATION 7-32-020.

2014-07-10 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
7
minor Chemical Safety

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

ALL COOKED AND PREPARED FOODS TAKEN OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED WHEN HELD OVER 24 HOURS

minor Sanitation

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

REPLACE WORN GASKETS AROUND DOOR TO REACH-IN FREEZER IN PREP AREA. USING PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AND CANS AS STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR UNCOVERED FOODS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS AND/OR STORAGE BAGS.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE RACKS(IN COOERS) AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF LARGE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, INTERIORS OF WOK COOKING STATIONS, SINKS, CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS, AND SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.

minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, DEBRIS, FOOD).

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN ALL DEBRIS AND DIRT FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS, DOORS AND CEILINGS IN FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.

minor Facility Condition

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

PROVIDE MISSING END CAPS ON ALL LIGHTS IN FOOD PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

: MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO FAUCET AT MOP SINK WHEN USING A HOSE.

2014-07-03 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 11
critical Pest Activity

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

FRONT DOOR FOUND OPEN AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION, SCREEN ON REAR OUTER DOOR IN POOR REPAIR. 8 LARGE HOUSE FLIES OBSERVED ON PREMISES IN FOOD PREP AND DINING ROOM AREAS. MUST KEEP FRONT DOOR CLOSED OR INSTALL A SCREEN DOOR AND MUST EITHER REPAIR OR REPL...

critical Pest Activity

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

OUTSIDE WASTE AND GREASE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. GREASE NOTED ON EXTERIOR OF LID TO RECEPTACLE AND TALL WEEDS AND GRASS GROWING ALL AROUND BOTH DUMPSTERS. ALSO OBSERVED SEVERAL LARGE WHITE PLASTIC CONTAINERS(DIRTY AND GREASY) ON GROUND IN SAME ...

minor Chemical Safety

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

ALL COOKED AND PREPARED FOODS TAKEN OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED WHEN HELD OVER 24 HOURS.

minor Sanitation

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

REPLACE WORN GASKETS AROUND DOOR TO REACH-IN FREEZER IN PREP AREA. USING PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AND CANS AS STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR UNCOVERED FOODS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS AND/OR STORAGE BAGS.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE RACKS(IN COOERS) AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF LARGE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, INTERIORS OF WOK COOKING STATIONS, SINKS, CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS, AND SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.

minor Sanitation

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

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(DIRT, DEBRIS, FOOD).

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN ALL DEBRIS AND DIRT FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS, DOORS AND CEILINGS IN FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.

minor Facility Condition

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

PROVIDE MISSING END CAPS ON ALL LIGHTS IN FOOD PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. REPLACE BLOWN LIGHT(S) IN REAR OF ESTABLISHMENT.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO FAUCET AT MOP SINK WHEN USING A HOSE.

minor Sanitation

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

ALL TALL WEEDS AND GRASS IN REAR BACKYARD AREA MUST BE CUT DOWN AND ALL CLUTTER(MILK CRATES etc) MUST BE ELIMINATED.

minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ALL FOOD HANDLERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.

2013-03-11 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOLERS, FREEZERS, SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES.

minor Facility Condition

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

PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.

minor Sanitation

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

REMOVE PROPANE TANKS FROM PREMISES.

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

2012-06-05 Pass Canvass
9
minor Sanitation

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

INVERT ALL UTENSILS TO PROTECT FROM DUST, DIRT, AND CONTAMINATION.

minor Sanitation

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

PAINT SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER.

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, FRYERS, FRYER CABINETS, WOKS (FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE BUILDUP).

minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.

minor Sanitation

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

SEAL OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. WALLS NEED CLEANING AND PAINTING IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.

minor Facility Condition

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

REPLACE MISSING END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

REPAIR LEAK UNDER EXPOSED SINK.

minor Pest Activity

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

REMOVE SOILED WATER IN MOP PAIL. STORE MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

2011-12-01 Pass License

No violations found.

2011-11-23 Fail License

No violations found.

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