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Restaurant: Best Choice Oriental Grocery, Inc.
Address: 2403 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Type: Grocery Store
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Dec 28, 2012

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All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS.
FOUND ALL THREE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS NOT MAINTAINED. FOUND THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS BEING USED TO STORE PAPERS, CRATES, STOCK ITEMS, NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR DISH WASHING AND NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SAID ITEMS, DETAIL CLEAN SAID SINKS, OPERATE PROPERLY TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE MULTI-USE UTENSILS, AND MAINTAIN SAME. SERIOUS 7-38-030 ISSUED. DISH WASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED.
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 REPORT #26244 ON 05/18/09 BY #399: #31 MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL EQUIPMENT/ UTENSILS AND STORE UPSIDE DOWN. #32 MUST PAINT RAW WOOD AND RUSTY SHELVES WITH NON-TOXIC PAINT. #33 MUST CLEAN HOOD CANOPY STOVE, WALK IN FREEZER. #34 MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN COOKING AREA, MUST REPAIR HOLES AT FLOOR, MAINTAIN, AND DETAIL CLEAN IN BUTCHER AREA, #36 MUST INSTALL LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS IN BASEMENT AND 1ST. FLOOR THROUGHOUT. MUST INSTALL LIGHT IN REAR PREP. SERIOUS 7-42-090 ISSUED.
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 REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET AND HANDLES AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
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 HAND SINK AND PREP TABLE AND HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DRAIN RACK AND OR DRAIN BOARD AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CEILING SECTIONS IN BASEMENT AND REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS.
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 REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS AND ORGANIZE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT.
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND COOKED FISH INSIDE FRONT REFRIGERATOR INSIDE INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS OFFERED FOR SALE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 55.4F. NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY COOL HOT FOODS FROM 140F TO 70F IN TWO HOURS AND 70F TO 40F IN FOUR HOURS. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID FOOD ITEMS, APPROXIMATE AMOUNT 5LBS, APPROXIMATE VALUE $50.00. CRITICAL 7-38-005 (A) ISSUED.
All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles. FOUND RAW FISH, RAW CHICKEN, RAW BEEF, AND RAW PORK STORED NEXT TO AND CO-MINGLING WITH EACH OTHER AT DISPLAY CASE AT FISH PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SEPARATE ALL FOOD PRODUCTS WITH PARTITION AND CONTAINERS TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION OF SAID FOOD PRODUCTS. CRITICAL 7-38-005 (A). MANAGER REMOVED ITEMS FOR SALE AT THIS TIME.
All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND FROZEN FISH, SHRIMP, AND BEEF INSIDE REFRIGERATORS WITH NO COVERS, FOUND OPEN DRY SAUSAGE, DRIED FISH, ASIAN FOOD PRODUCTS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE WITH NO COVER, LID, NOR SNEEZE GUARD TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED CUSTOMERS HANDLING DRY FISH WITH BARE HAND CONTACT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER, LID, OR SNEEZE GUARD TO PROTECT FOODS FROM CONTAMINATION AND PROVIDE UTENSILS FOR CUSTOMER SELF SERVE OF OPEN FOOD PRODUCTS. SERIOUS 7-38-005 (A) ISSUED.
All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. FOUND 1/4 INCH GAP UNDER OVERHEAD DELIVERY DOOR AND 1/2 INCH GAP UNDER FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOF SAME SO AS NO DAYLIGHT CAN BE SEEN. OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. INSTRUCTED TO UPDATE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK, PROVIDE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.

VIOLATION CORRECTED ON 01/14/10.
VIOLATION ABATED.
VIOLATION ABATED.
VIOLATION ABATED.
VIOLATION ABATED.
VIOLATION ABATED.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CEILING SECTIONS IN BASEMENT AND REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS.
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 REPAIR LEAKS AT FAUCET AND HANDLES AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FAUCET WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN, MANAGER REMOVED. PREMISES HAS TWO OTHER THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE UTENSILS.
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 REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS AND ORGANIZE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT.
VIOLATION CORRECTED ON 01/14/10.
VIOLATION CORRECTED ON 01/14/10.

VIOLATION ABATED.
All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND OPEN CONTAINERS OF READY TO EAT FOODS: DRIED SALTED FISH, DRIED CHINESE PORK, DRIED SHRIMP, DRIED SNAILS, CHINESE VEGETABLE (ROHLRABI) WITH RED SAUCE, DRIED LILY USED FOR CHINESE SOUPS, AND SPICY CHINESE VEGETABLE (ROHLRABI) FOR CUSTOMER SELF SERVICE WITH NO SNEEZE GUARD, COVER, AND OR LIDS. ALSO, NO TONGS OR UTENSILS FOR CUSTOMERS TO HANDLE SAID ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL TONG AND OR UTENSIL FOR CUSTOMER SELF SERVICE OF FOOD ITEMS. MANAGER PROVIDED COVERS FOR DRIED FOOD ITEMS AND REMOVED CHINESE (ROHLRABI) AND DRIED PORK FROM SALE AT THIS TIME. SERIOUS 7-38-005 (A).
FOUND REAR EXIT DOUBLE DOORS AT DOCK AREA NOT RODENT PROOFED NOR TIGHT FITTING, MEASURED 1/4TH INCH GAP AT UPPER LEFT SIDE OF SAID DOOR AND 2 INCH GAP UNDER SAID DOUBLE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE TIGHT FITTING SO AS NO DAYLIGHT CAN BE SEEN AND RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
FOUND TWO OF THREE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINKS NOT MAINTAINED. HAND WASH SINK FILLED WITH METAL AND PLASTIC CONTAINERS AT FRONT DRIED FOOD SELF SERVICE AREA AND SECOND HAND WASH SINK AT BUTCHER AREA FILLED TO RIM WITH MULTI-USE UTENSILS, DUST PAN, AND DIRTY BUTCHER KNIVES. UNABLE TO ACCESS FOR HAND WASHING, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SAID ITEMS AND MAINTAIN EXPOSED HAND WASH SINKS FOR HAND WASHING PER CITY CODE ONLY. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PAINT RUSTY PREP TABLE BOTTOM SHELF AT BUTCHER AREA. REPLACE WORN WOOD SHELVES BY FISH TANKS BEHIND ICE MACHINE. REPLACE WORN WOODEN UTENSIL AT BUTCHER AREA. REMOVE MILK AND PLASTIC CRATES BEING USED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS ON 1ST. FLOOR, BASEMENT, AND WALK-IN COOLERS AND REPLACE WITH ADEQUATE SHELVING/RACKS. PAINT RUSTY RACKS AT FRONT UPRIGHT REFRIGERATORS.
CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR SPLASH GUARD AT ICE MACHINE, EXTERIOR/INTERIOR OF COOKING STOVE, PREP TABLES AT REAR PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT INNER CORNERS/SEAMS AT REAR PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF UPRIGHT REFRIGERATORS AT FRONT AREA, FOOD BINS/CONTAINERS, INTERIOR OF FREEZERS, AND PALLETS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPAIR CRACKED FLOOR TILES AT PRODUCE AND BUTCHER AREA AND AS NEEDED. CLEAN FLOORS ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS, CLEAN SPILLS ABOVE BUTCHER AREA, AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. REATTACH PANEL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
REPLACE LIGHT BULB INSIDE PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER.
REPLACE WORN WASH CLOTHES AT BUTCHER AREA.
VIOLATION ABATED.

VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REPLACE WORN WOOD SHELVES BY FISH TANKS BEHIND ICE MACHINE. REPLACE WORN WOODEN PARTITION AT BUTCHER AREA AT HAND WASH SINK. REMOVE MILK AND PLASTIC CRATES BEING USED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS ON 1ST. FLOOR, BASEMENT, AND WALK-IN COOLERS AND REPLACE WITH ADEQUATE SHELVING/RACKS. PAINT RUSTY RACKS AT FRONT UPRIGHT REFRIGERATORS.
CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR SPLASH GUARD AT ICE MACHINE, EXTERIOR/INTERIOR OF COOKING STOVE, PREP TABLES AT REAR PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT INNER CORNERS/SEAMS AT REAR PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF UPRIGHT REFRIGERATORS AT FRONT AREA, FOOD BINS/CONTAINERS, INTERIOR OF FREEZERS, AND PALLETS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPAIR CRACKED FLOOR TILES AT PRODUCE, FRONT FOOD STORAGE AREA, AND BUTCHER AREA AND AS NEEDED. CLEAN FLOORS ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS, CLEAN SPILLS ABOVE BUTCHER AREA, AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. REATTACH PANEL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
REPLACE LIGHT BULB INSIDE PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.

FOUND LARGE RECEIVING DOOR AT REAR OF PREMISES NOT RODENT PROOFED.(ABOUT 1 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM) CITATION ISSUED.
FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT REAR OF PREMISES BY PREPARATION AREAS.
FOUND EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP NOT CLEAN.

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