IMPERIAL RESTAURANT.
2100 S ARCHER AVE · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO
Failed 7 of 14 inspections. 18 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
APR 82026PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
ADDITIONAL CLEANING NEEDED TO THE TOPS OF THE FLOOR MIXERS, BOTTOM OF FRYERS, AND EXTERIOR OF BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS.
FLOORS NEED ADDITIONAL CLEANING UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT.
OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES; INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES OBTAIN VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
APR 12026FAILED8 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
CONTROL OF HANDS AS A VEHICLE OF CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE RUB HIS NOSE AND CONTINUE TO HANDLE FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS. OBSERVED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PICK UP A FOOD ITEM FROM THE FLOOR AND CONTINUE TO TOUCH A BOWL WITH A FOOD ITEM IN IT. CORRECTED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED BOTH TO WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010 FOR FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.
OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. OBSERVED ONE LIVE ROACH AND SEVERAL DEAD ROACHES IN THE KITCHEN. OBSERVED RODENT ACTIVITY IN KITCHEN. FOUND 50 OR MORE MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN AREA UNDER PREP TABLES AND ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT WEEK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED FOR CONTROL OF VERMIN AND INSECTS.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: BOTTOM AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS, WOK STATION, REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, ALL SHEVES INSIDE OF BOTH WALK-IN COOLERS, ROLLING CARTS, PREP TABLES TOPS AND BOTTOMS, BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS, GARBAGE CONTAINERS, STEAMERS, FLOOR MIXERS AND MEAT SLICER; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. CLEAN IN ALL PREP AREAS OF THE KITCHEN.
OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE TWO COMP SINK PIPE IN THE KITCHEN DISHWASHING AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK FROM PIPE UNDER SINK.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN TOILET AND SINK IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN THE KITCHEN AREA AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE UTILITY (MOP) SINK IN THE KITCHEN CLOSET AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND BUILD UP. CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE OF BOTH WALK-IN COOLERS. CLEAN FLOOR IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AND IN UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPLATTER AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS IN THE KITCHEN TO REMOVE DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN TO REMOVE DEAD ROACHES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL WINDOW SILLS IN KITCHEN AREA.
OBSERVED GREASE HANGING FROM THE VENTS IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES; INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES OBTAIN VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
SEP 52025PASSED11 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLERS AND DISPLAY COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT.
OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, WALK-IN FREEZER, PREP, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD. MUST MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PLASTIC STORAGE TOTES IN THE COOLERS, WALK-IN COOLER, AND PREP AREAS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY.
OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN ALL-GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
OBSERVED LOOSE DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE FLOORS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY OF FLOORS. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS AT VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
SEP 302024PASSED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK BEHIND THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
3-501.13: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD OF PREPACKAGES BEEF. FOUND A BIN FILLED WITH BEEF THAWING ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR THE REAR WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS AND MAINTAIN.
3-305.12: OBSERVED 4-5 BINS OF FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER CLOSEST THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM STORING FOOD ITEMS ON THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
2-402.11: UPON ARRIVAL, FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN.
4-601.11(B): OBSERVED THE SHELVES UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLES IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH CARDBOARD BOXES AND BUILD UP OF DEBRIS. ALSO, THE OUTERIOR AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
5-205.15: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE PIPE OF THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE HALLWAY OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. WATER POOLING INTO A BOWL UNDER SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
6-501.19: OBSERVED THE DOOR IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM NOT SELF CLOSING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR SELF CLOSING AND MAINTAIN.
6-201.12: OBSERVED THE FOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. ESPECIALLY UNDER THE DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT, COLD HOLDING UNITS, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED FLOORS AND WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
SEP 252024FAILED9 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK BEHIND THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
3-501.13: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD OF PREPACKAGES BEEF. FOUND A BIN FILLED WITH BEEF THAWING ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR THE REAR WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS AND MAINTAIN.
3-305.12: OBSERVED 4-5 BINS OF FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER CLOSEST THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM STORING FOOD ITEMS ON THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
2-402.11: UPON ARRIVAL, FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN.
4-601.11(B): OBSERVED THE SHELVES UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLES IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH CARDBOARD BOXES AND BUILD UP OF DEBRIS. ALSO, THE OUTERIOR AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
5-205.15: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE PIPE OF THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE HALLWAY OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. WATER POOLING INTO A BOWL UNDER SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
6-501.19: OBSERVED THE DOOR IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM NOT SELF CLOSING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR SELF CLOSING AND MAINTAIN.
6-201.12: OBSERVED THE FOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. ESPECIALLY UNDER THE DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT, COLD HOLDING UNITS, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED FLOORS AND WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE NOT CORRECTED AS FOLLOWS: #16: 4-601.11(A): STILL OBSERVED BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE SURFACE ABOVE THE ICE IN THE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. ALSO NOTED SAID SUBSTANCE ON ICE PANEL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. ICE MACHINE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. #60: #49: 4-602.13: STILL OBSERVED THE PIPES NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER, IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NEAR THE REAR COFFEE/TEA PREP AREA AT THE REAR WITH DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #60: 2-102.13: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED: INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED.
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SEP 112024FAILED13 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK BEHIND THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE SURFACE ABOVE THE ICE IN THE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. ALSO NOTED SAID SUBSTANCE ON ICE PANEL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. ICE MACHINE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
FOUND DISHWASHING MACHINES ON SITE AT IMPROPER FINAL SANITIZING RINSE AT 0 PPM CHLORINE CONCENTRATION. THE DISHWASHING MACHINES NOT PROPERLY WORKING WERE LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT BAR AND IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. BOTH DISHWASHING MACHINES WERE TAGGED AND SHALL NOT BE USED UNTIL REPAIRED, PROPERLY SANITZING, AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. FACILITY HAD MAINTENANCE ARRIVED ON SITE AND REPAIRED BOTH DISHWASHER. PRIORITY 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED
FOUND IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD PREP AREA. UPON ENTRY INTO REAR PREP AREA, 6 WHOLE DUCKS WERE FOUND HANGING IN ROOM TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA.THE DUCKS WERE LATER MOVED INTO A NEARBY COLD HOLDING UNIT AND FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING 75.8F-77.5F. FOUND A SMALL BOWL OF BEEF AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 48.7F IN A PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE WOK PREP STATION. FOUND TWO BIG STRAINER BOWLS OF GROUNDED PORK, STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER WITH RUNNING WATER; IN THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR THE WOK STATION AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 71.8F-72.4F. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AND ALL TIMES. APPROXIMATELY 210LBS AT $925 WORTH OF FOOD DISCARDED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD OF PREPACKAGES BEEF. FOUND A BIN FILLED WITH BEEF THAWING ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR THE REAR WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED 4-5 BINS OF FOOD ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER CLOSEST THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM STORING FOOD ITEMS ON THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
UPON ARRIVAL, FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE SHELVES UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLES IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH CARDBOARD BOXES AND BUILD UP OF DEBRIS. ALSO, THE OUTERIOR AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE PIPE OF THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE HALLWAY OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. WATER POOLING INTO A BOWL UNDER SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE DOOR IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM NOT SELF CLOSING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR SELF CLOSING AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. ESPECIALLY UNDER THE DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT, COLD HOLDING UNITS, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN MENTIONED FLOORS AND WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 04/01/2024, REPORT #2591890 #49:4-601.11(B): OBSERVED ALL OF THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT CLEAN AND WITH SEVERE GREASE DROPLETS THROUGHOUT. ALSO, OBSEVRED DEBRIS BUILD UP UNDER ALL THE MICROWAVE UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #49: 4-602.13: OBSERVED THE PIPES AND WALLBASES NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER, IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NEAR THE REAR COFFEE/TEA PREP AREA AT THE REAR WTH GRIME AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #54: 5-501.111: OBSERVED THE INDOOR GARBAGE ENCLOSURE DOWNSTAIRS FROM FACILITY NOT MAINTAINED. THE FLOORS WERE FILLED WITH DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED ENCLOSURE. #56: 6-501.14: OBSERVED GREASE DROPLETS ON THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VENTILATION HOOD CLEANED AND MAINTAIN. #58: 2-102.13: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED: INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT ALL MENTIONED VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
APR 12024PASSED9 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
6-301.14: OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE HALLWAY OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
4-601.11(B): OBSERVED ALL OF THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT CLEAN AND WITH SEVERE GREASE DROPLETS THROUGHOUT. ALSO, OBSEVRED DEBRIS BUILD UP UNDER ALL THE MICROWAVE UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
4-602.13: OBSERVED THE PIPES AND WALLBASES NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER, IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NEAR THE REAR COFFEE/TEA PREP AREA AT THE REAR WTH GRIME AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
5-204.12: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
5-501.111: OBSERVED THE INDOOR GARBAGE ENCLOSURE DOWNSTAIRS FROM FACILITY NOT MAINTAINED. THE FLOORS WERE FILLED WITH DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED ENCLOSURE.
5-501.116: OBSERVED THE GREASE TRAP STORED IN THE INDOOR GARBAGE STORAGE ENCLOSURE WITH GREASE BUILD UP THOUGHOUT THE OUTERIOR OF THE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID GREASE TRAP.
6-202.11: OBSERVED A BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE CLOSET NEAR THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
6-501.14: OBSERVED GREASE DROPLETS ON THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VENTILATION HOOD CLEANED AND MAINTAIN.
2-102.13: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED: INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
MAR 202024FAILED10 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
6-301.14: OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE HALLWAY OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
4-601.11(B): OBSERVED ALL OF THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT CLEAN AND WITH SEVERE GREASE DROPLETS THROUGHOUT. ALSO, OBSEVRED DEBRIS BUILD UP UNDER ALL THE MICROWAVE UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
4-602.13: OBSERVED THE PIPES AND WALLBASES NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER, IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NEAR THE REAR COFFEE/TEA PREP AREA AT THE REAR WTH GRIME AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
5-204.12: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
5-501.111: OBSERVED THE INDOOR GARBAGE ENCLOSURE DOWNSTAIRS FROM FACILITY NOT MAINTAINED. THE FLOORS WERE FILLED WITH DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED ENCLOSURE.
5-501.116: OBSERVED THE GREASE TRAP STORED IN THE INDOOR GARBAGE STORAGE ENCLOSURE WITH GREASE BUILD UP THOUGHOUT THE OUTERIOR OF THE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID GREASE TRAP.
6-202.11: OBSERVED A BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE CLOSET NEAR THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
6-501.14: OBSERVED GREASE DROPLETS ON THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VENTILATION HOOD CLEANED AND MAINTAIN.
2-102.13: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED: INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
OBSERVED CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 03/13/2024 REPORT# 2590966 AS FOLLOWS: #49: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, AREAS BETWEEN FRYERS, WOKS AND STOVE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE CONTAINERS, BOTTOMS AND TOPS OF PREP TABLES, ROLLING CARTS AND STORAGE RACKS. #55: STILL OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE, FOOD RESIDUE, AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
MAR 132024FAILED14 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE HALLWAY OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG INSIDE OF A STORAGE CONTAINER OF OYSTERS, LOCATED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER NEAR THE DISHWASHING AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TAG MUST REMAIN IN CONTAINER WITH SHELLSTOCK, UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCES OF SHELLFISH AND MAINTAIN TAGS FOR 90 DAYS ON PREMISES. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROXIMATELY 15LBS AT $150. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED TWO LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINES IN USE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) IN BOTH DISHWASHING MACHINES WERE FOUND AT 0 PPM. MAINTEANCE ARRIVED ON SITE AND REPAIRED BOTH DISHWASHING MACHINES BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MUST MAINTAIN AND CHECK SANITIZER REGULARLY TO ENSURE THE EQUIPMENT IS WORKING PROPERLY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 45 RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. THE FOLLOWING FLOORS WERE OBSERVED WITH RAT DROPPINGS: IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE CLOSET NEAR THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA, UNDER AND ON THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOODS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTEDELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
OBSERVED ALL OF THE MICROWAVES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT CLEAN AND WITH SEVERE GREASE DROPLETS THROUGHOUT. ALSO, OBSEVRED DEBRIS BUILD UP UNDER ALL THE MICROWAVE UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE PIPES AND WALLBASES NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER, IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NEAR THE REAR COFFEE/TEA PREP AREA AT THE REAR WTH GRIME AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE INDOOR GARBAGE ENCLOSURE DOWNSTAIRS FROM FACILITY NOT MAINTAINED. THE FLOORS WERE FILLED WITH DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED ENCLOSURE.
OBSERVED THE GREASE TRAP STORED IN THE INDOOR GARBAGE STORAGE ENCLOSURE WITH GREASE BUILD UP THOUGHOUT THE OUTERIOR OF THE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID GREASE TRAP.
OBSERVED GREASE DROPLETS ON THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE WOK STATION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VENTILATION HOOD CLEANED AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED A BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE CLOSET NEAR THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED: INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 10/11/2023, REPORT #2583217 #44: OBSERVED POTS, PLATES, PANS, AND BOWLS INCORRECTLY STORED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE ALL ITEMS INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM PREMISES. #49: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, AREAS BETWEEN FRYERS, WOKS AND STOVE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE CONTAINERS, BOTTOMS AND TOPS OF PREP TABLES, ROLLING CARTS AND STORAGE RACKS. #55: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE, FOOD RESIDUE, AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
OCT 112023PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED POTS, PLATES, PANS, AND BOWLS INCORRECTLY STORED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE ALL ITEMS INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM PREMISES.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, AREAS BETWEEN FRYERS, WOKS AND STOVE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE CONTAINERS, BOTTOMS AND TOPS OF PREP TABLES, ROLLING CARTS AND STORAGE RACKS.
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE, FOOD RESIDUE, AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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OBSERVED ICE MACHINE IN KITCHEN PREP AREA TO HAVE PINK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR DRIPPING ONTO ICE(ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DISCARD ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS BEING THAWED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL THAWING MUST OCCUR EITHER UNDER REFRIDGERATION OR RUNNING COLD POTABLE WATER.
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY TEN RAT DROPPINGS IN REAR DRY STORAGE ROOM CLOSEST TO DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE AREAS, AND INFORM PEST CONTROL SERVICE OF ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED POTS, PLATES, PANS, AND BOWLS INCORRECTLY STORED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE ALL ITEMS INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM PREMISES.
OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE TEST STRIPS/TESTING DEVICE ON SITE TO ADEQUATELY MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE (160F) AFTER THE FINAL RINSE FOR HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.
OBSERVED TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE/GAUGE FOR THE SANITIZING CYCLE OF RESIDENTIAL GRADE WAREWASHING MACHINE NOT OPERABLE AND STUCK AT 130F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. (MACHINE HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME BY CDPH, INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL RE-INSPECTION).
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, AREAS BETWEEN FRYERS, WOKS AND STOVE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE CONTAINERS, BOTTOMS AND TOPS OF PREP TABLES, ROLLING CARTS AND STORAGE RACKS.
OBSERVED GREASE SPILLED ON FLOOR NEAR GREASE CONTAINER. OBSERVED TRASH AND LITTER ON FLOOR OF TRASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE AREA AND WASTE GREASE CONTAINER, AS WELL AS FLOOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED. (FOOD HANDLER CLEANED AREA DURING INSPECTION)
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE, FOOD RESIDUE, AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER.
OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES THAT ARE NOT STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION; INSTRUCTED TO STORE CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND BOTTOM AREAS OF FRYERS AT MAIN COOKING AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR UNDER STEAMER IN FRONT DIM SUM AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR BY GREASE RECEPTOR IN DISPOSAL AREA AND WALL NEXT TO GREASE DISPOSAL UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIORS OF ALL LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN AREA TO REMOVE INSECTS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT IN WOMENS WASHROOM.
THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED: INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
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INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER.
EVIDENCE OF RODENTS ON PREMISES. FOUND 50 OR MORE RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE STORAGE ROOM BY THE DISHWASHING AREA; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AREA AND HAVE PEST CONTROL SERVICE PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT WEEK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) ISSUED.
OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES THAT ARE NOT STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION; INSTRUCTED TO STORE CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, AREAS BETWEEN FRYERS, WOKS AND STOVE, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE CONTAINERS, BOTTOMS AND TOPS OF PREP TABLES, ROLLING CARTS AND STORAGE RACKS.
OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DISHMACHINE WHEN MACHINE IS IN USE: INSTRUCTED TO SEAL WHERE LEAKING UNDERNEATH MACHINE.
DISPOSAL AREA NOT MAINTAINED. FOUND THE ENCLOSED REFUSE AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. TRASH ON GROUND, DUMPSTER LIDS OPEN AND GREASE RECEPTOR NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) ISSUED.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS AND WALLS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, IN WALK-IN COOLER, UNDER DISHMACHINE, IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL AREA IN BASEMENT, UNDER ALL STORAGE SHELVES IN STORAGE ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS IN KITCHEN TO REMOVE DUST AND BUILD UP, CLEAN INTERIORS OF ALL LIGHT SHIELDS TO REMOVE INSECTS AND OTHER DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN ALL WASHROOMS.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN COOKING AREAS TO REMOVE DUST AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENT ABOVE PREP TABLE IN COOKING AREA TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED.
NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES FOR FOOD HANDLERS AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. MUST PRINT OUT AND KEEP IN A FILE.
THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES AS REQUIRED: INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF SMOKING ON PREMISES. FOUND AN ASHTRAY ON THE SHELF UNDER THE PREP TABLE IN THE KITCHEN WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS IN IT. INSTRUCTED THAT NO SMOKING SHALL BE DONE IN KITCHEN AREA OR INSIDE OF ESTABLISHMENT AT ANY TIME. SMOKING ORDINANCE CITATION ISSUED 7-32-020(C) ISSUED.
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2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
6-301.14 OBSERVED SOME HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA NEED HAND WASHING SIGNS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
3-302.12 OBSERVED DRY STORAGE BINS NOT LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME LOCATED IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL DRY STORAGE BINS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF PRODUCT.
6-202.15 OBSERVED ONE INCH GAP IN BETWEEN THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS SO THAT THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS ARE TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
4-603.15 OBSERVED POTS TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INSIDE OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE MANUAL WAREWASHING PROCEDURE OR INSTALL A LARGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR REMOVE POTS THAT ARE TOO LARGE TO BE FULLY SUBMERGED IN ORDER TO PROPERLY WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE.
5-501.17 OBSERVED A COVERED RECEPTACLE IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM AND INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS UNDER THE AQUATIC TANKS LOCATED BY THE FOOD PREP AREA ENTRANCE AND UNDER THE REFRIGERATION UNITS LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE FRYERS. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DEBRIS ON THE SHELVES IN BOTH WALK IN COOLERS LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
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