GOLDEN CHEF CHINESE KITCHEN.

Chicago Health Dept

3262 W NORTH AVE · LOGAN SQUARE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2024.

7 inspections on record since 2018 · Last inspected May 2024.

Last inspected May 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
VIOLATIONS
25
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAY 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAY 14
2024
PASS 3 violations
Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(FLOUR,STARCH,ETC.)MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: RACKS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, EXTERIOR COVERS OF BULK FOOD, AND WALLS/CEILING INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.MUST CLEAN.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

FOODHANDLERS AT PREMISES WITH NO FOODHANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES.MUST PROVIDE.

APR 11
2023
PASS 2 violations
Minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

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

OCT 25
2022
PASS 5 violations
Minor Food Temperature
APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED

OBSERVED FROZEN BEEF BEING THAWED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF A CONTAINER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY THAW TCS FOODS.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, PREP COOLERS AND FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

Minor Other
MISCELLANEOUS / PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS

PREMISES OFFERS A KID'S MEAL WITH THE DEFAULT BEVERAGE OPTION LISTED AS POP ON THE MENU. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT POP OR SODA CANNOT BE LISTED AS A DEFAULT BEVERAGE OPTION FOR A KID'S MEAL ACCORDING TO 7-38-060.

JUN 24
2021
PASS · 0 violations
JUN 16
2021
FAIL 5 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED ESTABLISHMENT MISSING SOME VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP ITEMS. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE ALL CLEAN UP ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN CLEAN UP POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.

Minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

OBSERVED MEAT CLEAVER IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN PREP AREA TABLE TOP AND EXTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROPERLY STORE MEAT CLEAVER/CUTTING EQUIPMENT IN CLEAN CONTAINER OR KNIFE RACK.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS, AROUND DOOR HINDGES, DOOR GASKETS AND UPPER PORTION OF COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF PREP AREA REACH IN COOLER.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/DUST BUILD UP ON WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. MUST CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2352439 DATED ON 11/27/19 NOT CORRECTED-#55 CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE STORAGE AND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND #58 OBSERVED ONE ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE MISSING. NEED TO PROVIDE ALL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THE ABOVE PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.

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NOV 27
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 10 violations 4 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO PERSON ON PREMISES WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE, AND NO CERTIFICATE POSTED AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MUST BE POSTED ALL VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES FOR CLEANING UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE NECESSARY ITEMS AND A DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Food Temperature
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED PRE-COOKED EGGROLLS, CRAB, CHICKEN IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE USE BY DATE ON ALL PRE COOKED/PREPARED FOOD HELD IN THE COOLER FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41*F OR BELOW AND NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAY MAX. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED

Minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED THE WIPING CLOTHES IMPROPERLY STORED ON THE PREP TABLES/CUTTING BOARDS, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZED SOLUTION.

Minor Food Temperature
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED CARDBOARD ON ALL STORAGE SHELVES, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. NEED TO CLEAN WOK STATION, HOT HOLDING UNIT, FRYER, AND WOK STATION.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE STORAGE, AND COOKING AREA.

Minor Other
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED ONE ALLERGEN, CERTIFICATE, MISSING ONE, NEED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE MANAGERS.

NOV 23
2018
PASS · 0 violations

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