SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

CHINA GARDEN.

YOUR CALL. 59/100

13328 S BALTIMORE AVE · HEGEWISCH, CHICAGO

Last inspected January 22, 2015 · passed

6 of 9 inspections passed, 3 failed. 3 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
9
6 passed · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
45
includes 3 critical
RECORDS COVER
3 YEARS
since Nov 2011

INSPECTION HISTORY

JAN 22
2015
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
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).

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORPest 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
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
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).

MINORSanitation
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
FAILED
9 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee 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).

SERIOUSSanitation
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.

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

SEE VIOLATION #29

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

SEE VIOLATION #29.

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

SEE VIOLATION #29.

MINORSanitation
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).

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

SEE VIOLATION #29.

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORFood 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
PASSED
7 violations
DETAILS
MINORChemical 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

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORSanitation
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).

MINORSanitation
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.

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

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

MINORPlumbing & 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
FAILED
11 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest 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.

CRITICALPest 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.

MINORChemical 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.

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORSanitation
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).

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORFacility 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.

MINORPlumbing & 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.

MINORSanitation
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.

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

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

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

PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.

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

REMOVE PROPANE TANKS FROM PREMISES.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

JUN 5
2012
PASSED
9 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
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.

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

PAINT SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER.

MINORSanitation
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).

MINORSanitation
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.

MINORSanitation
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.

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

REPLACE MISSING END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA.

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

REPAIR LEAK UNDER EXPOSED SINK.

MINORPest 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.

MINORSanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

DEC 1
2011
PASSED
0 violations
NOV 23
2011
FAILED
0 violations

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