CHINA GARDEN.

Chicago Health Dept

13328 S BALTIMORE AVE · HEGEWISCH, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2015.

9 inspections on record since 2011 · Last inspected Jan 2015.

Last inspected Jan 2015. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
9
VIOLATIONS
45
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
JAN 2015

INSPECTION HISTORY

JAN 22
2015
PASS 3 violations
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.

DEC 22
2014
PASS 2 violations
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.

DEC 15
2014
FAIL 9 violations 1 CRITICAL
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 WASHING HIS HANDS. HANDS MUST BE WASHED AND GLOVES CHANGED IN BETWEEN TASKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).

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 STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR UNCOVERED FOODS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS AND/OR STORAGE BAGS.- 33-CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE RACKS(IN COOLERS) AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT, INTERIORS OF WOK COOKING STATIONS, SINKS, CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS, AND SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. -35-CLEAN ALL DEBRIS AND DIRT FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS, DOORS AND CEILINGS IN FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090 SERIOUS.

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.

JUL 10
2014
PASS 7 violations
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.

JUL 3
2014
FAIL 11 violations 2 CRITICAL
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 REPLACE SCREEN AT REAR OUTER DOOR TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

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 AREA. OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

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.

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MAR 11
2013
PASS 4 violations
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.

JUN 5
2012
PASS 9 violations
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.

DEC 1
2011
PASS · 0 violations
NOV 23
2011
FAIL 0 violations

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