Chicago Health Dept
2147 S CHINA PL · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO
Last inspected 2012.
5 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Aug 2012.
Last inspected Aug 2012. Records may not reflect current conditions.
Correct By: Friday, November 23, 2012 Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: FOUND POOR LIGHTING CONDITION INSIDE ROOM BEHIND WOK STATION.
FOUND REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT/PEST PROOFED.(ABOUT 1/2 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM) ALSO, OBSERVED ABOUT 5 DEAD ROACHES INSIDE DIRTY FOOD CONTAINERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: WOK STATIONS, REAR STORAGE AREAS, INTERIOR OF COOLERS, AND COUNTERTOPS.
FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN BEHIND WOK STATIONS.
FOUND POOR LIGHTING CONDITION INSIDE ROOM BEHIND WOK STATION.
FOUND CLUTTER AT REAR STORAGE AREAS.(BOXES,ETC.)
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS TO REMOVE BLACK BUILDUP/GREASE SPILLS AND REGROUT FLOOR TILES AT SIDE COOKING AREA BEHIND WOKS AND DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
REPAIR LEAKS AT HOT WATER HANDLE AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE TEMPERED WATER AT ONE OF THREE WASHBOWLS IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM.
PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO CHECK INTERNAL FOOD TEMPERATURE.
PROVIDE CONTAINERS TO STORE ICE SCOOPS AND WIPING CLOTHS.
FOUND REAR EXIT SCREEN DOOR WITH 1/2 INCH GAP UNDER SAID DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE TIGHT FITTING SO AS NO DAYLIGHT CAN BE SEEN AND RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. FOUND 10 LIVE COCKROACHES AT FLOOR UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT BAR/BEVERAGE PREP AREA, ALSO FOUND 40 MOUSE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN FRONT BAR STORAGE AREA BETWEEN RACKS, UTILITY SINK CLOSET, 2ND FLOOR SEATING AREA ALONG WALL BASE, AND REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMEND PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE PREMISES. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
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. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION #231309 ON 04/05/10: #30 INSTRUCTED TO LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AT REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL PREPARED, READY TO EAT FOODS INSIDE REFRIGERATION AND WALK-IN COOLER UNITS, #32 INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD, CLOTH, ALUMINUM LINING FROM PREP AND STORAGE SHELVES/RACKS, #33 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS AT 1ST. AND 2ND FLOOR KITCHENS, COMPRESSORS AT REFRIGERATION UNITS, INTERIOR OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINKS AT TEA STATIONS, CEILING FANS IN DINING AREA/VENT COVERS IN TOILET ROOMS, UNDER, AROUND REAR STORAGE AREA, REFRIGERATION UNIT, AND WALLS IN PREP AREAS/DISH MACHINE AREA, #34 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ICE BUILDUP INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER, #36 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AT 1ST. FLOOR PREP AREA, #38 INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT WATER LINE AT 1ST. FLOOR TEA UNIT, #41 INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE CLUTTERED STORAGE AREAS AT REAR AND AT FRONT BEVERAGE PREP AREA, AND REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS. SERIOUS 7-42-090 ISSUED.
REMOVE FOOD STORED IN GROCERY BAGS AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS/WRAP INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER.
REPAIR SIDES OF ONE COMPARTMENT RINSE SINK NEXT TO DISH MACHINE.
CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE, EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AT 2ND FLOOR KITCHEN, POP STORAGE CART, INTERIOR OF CABINETS UNDER TEA STATIONS, INTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT BAR, BEHIND FISH/LOBSTER TANKS, AND INTERIOR OF WOKS.
DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS TO REMOVE BLACK BUILDUP/GREASE SPILLS AND REGROUT FLOOR TILES AT SIDE COOKING AREA BEHIND WOKS.
REPAIR LEAKS AT HOT WATER HANDLE AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE TEMPERED WATER AT ONE OF THREE WASHBOWLS IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM.
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.
PROVIDE CONTAINERS TO STORE ICE SCOOPS AND WIPING CLOTHS.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AT REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTUCTED TO LABEL PREPARED,READY TO EAT FOODS, INSIDE REFRIGERATION AND WALK-IN COOLER UNITS.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AND PREP TABLE AT SECOND FLOOR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD, CLOTH, PAPER, ALUMINUM LINING FROM PREP AND STORAGE SHELVES/RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT RUSTY METAL RACKS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS AT 1ST. AND 2ND FLOOR KITCHENS, COMPRESSORS AT REFRIGERATION UNITS,INTERIOR OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINKS AT TEA STATIONS, CEILING FANS IN DINING AREA/VENT COVERS IN TOILET ROOMS, FAN GUARDS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, UNDER, AROUND REAR STORAGE AREA, REFRIGERATION UNIT, TOILET BOWLS ON 2ND FLOOR, AND WALLS/CEILING AT PREP AREAS/DISH MACHINE AREA.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CRACKED FLOOR TILES AT PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA IN 1ST. FLOOR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT FLOOR TILES AT 1ST. FLOOR COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM ON 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STANDING WATER FROM PREP, TOILET ROOM, DISH WASHING AREA, AND STORAGE AREA FLOORS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AT 2ND FLOOR PREP AND DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL SECTIONS IN UTILITY SINK/STORAGE CLOSET, TOILET ROOMS, AND WALL BASE ACROSS FROM WALK-IN FREEZER.
All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT TEA/PREP AREA ON 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AT 1ST. FLOOR PREP AREA.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VENTILATION INSIDE STAFF TOILET ROOM, REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK, AT HOT WATER HANDLE AT UTILITY SINK, AND PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT ONE COMPARTMENT SINKS AT TEA STATIONS AT 1ST. AND 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BAK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT WATER LINE AT 1ST. FLOOR TEA UNIT.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE CLUTTERED STROAGE AREAS AT REAR AND AT FRONT BEVERAGE PREP AREA, AND REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS/MILK CRATES BEING USED AS STRORAGE RACKS.
All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. FOODHANDLERS AT FRONT PREP AREA MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN HANDLING FOOD.
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