CHINESE LANTERN.

Chicago Health Dept

1046 W ARGYLE ST · UPTOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2013.

4 inspections on record since 2012 · Last inspected Apr 2013.

Last inspected Apr 2013. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
14
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
APR 2013

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 19
2013
PASS 3 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FILTERS.

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

VENTILATION HOOD IN POOR REPAIR (OBSERVED SMOKE BUILD UP IN KITCHEN). MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD.

Minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.

APR 11
2013
FAIL 7 violations
Serious Other
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (BEEF, EGGS, CHICKEN, ETC.) ARE HANDLED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE HANDLED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.

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

THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINIOR VIOLATION STILL EXIST FROM REPORT #1196269 DATED ON 04/25/12, #35 OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON WALLS IN KITCHEN BEHIND AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN WALLS ALSO MUST REPLACE ALL FOOD/WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE PREP AREA. THE ABOVE PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (04/18/13). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.

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

BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELD IN PREP AREA. MUST LABEL BULK CONTAINERS.

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

THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP ON FAN COVERS INSIDE PREP AREA 2-DOOR SLIDE IN COOLER/FOOD BUILD UP ON RAILS OF SAME, FOOD DEBRIS ON ALL SHELVES IN KITCHEN, OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTAILATION HOOD FILTERS/HOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.

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

OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/GREASE/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLS/CORNERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AND STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT.

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

3-COMPARTMENT SINK MIDDDLE COMPARTMENT PIPE LEAKING ALSO OBSERVED VENTILATION HOOD IN POOR REPAIR (OBSERVED SMOKE BUILD UP IN KITCHEN). MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK AND VENTILATION HOOD.

Minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE SOME REACH IN COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS ALSO MUST PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.

MAY 2
2012
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

SEE REPORT DATED ON 04/25/12

APR 25
2012
FAIL 3 violations
Serious Sanitation
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS STILL EXIST FROM REPORTS #34795 AND #34536- #30 FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED, #33 ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS IN KITCHEN ON ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, REFRIGERATION UNITS AND HOOD VENT,#34 MUST REMOVE ACCUMULATED GREASE OFF FLOOR IN KITCHEN, CLEAN ALL REMAINING FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREMISES ALONG WALLS,#37 BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR BATHROOM DOOR IN KITCHEN. ALL THE ABOVE PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (05/02/12).

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON WALLS IN PREP AREA BEHIND AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN WALLS ALSO MUST REPLACE ALL FOOD/WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE PREP AREA.

Minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. NO THERMOMETER INSIDE KITCHEN STAND UP REACH IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER INSIDE COOLER.

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