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Restaurant: China Snack (I.D Required)
Address: 3025 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60623
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: Jan 31, 2013

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All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL PREP FOODS INSIDE STORAGE COOLERS.
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ON STORAGE SHELVES.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST SEAL WOOD SHELVES NEAR EXPOSED SINK.
All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; COOLERS, FREEZERS, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, BOTTOM PANEL OF STEAM TABLE, EXPOSED SINK, MICROWAVE OVENS, STORAGE SHELVES THRU-OUT REAR STORAGE ROOM, EXTERIOR OF ALL STORAGE CONTAINERS, ETC...
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD UP AND DEBRIS, MUST CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND, BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS THRU-OUT.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST CLEAN WALLS THRU-OUT PREMISES, CEILING VENT COVERS, HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
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. MUST PROVIDE DRAIN STOPPERS FOR 3 PART SINK, AND REPAIR 3PART SINK FAUCET.
Soiled and clean linens, coats, and aprons shall be properly stored. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED APRONS, TO SEPARATE CLEAN FROM SOILED APRONS.
INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES THRU-OUT PREMISED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. MUST PROPERLY STORED CLEANING TOWELS.

Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM SURFACES..MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE & FOOD DEBRI IN REACH IN COOLERS,DOOR GASKETS,FRYERS,SHELVING UNITS,ROLLING CARTS,,UNUSED COOLERS,PIPES,WOK STATION,PREP COOLERS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE & FOOD DEBRI ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG WALL BASES.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST CLEAN WALLS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE & FOOD ON WALLS IN PREP AREAS.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS,CRACKS & CREVICES,LOOSE WALL PANELING & BASES.
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.REPLACE BURNT OUT BULB IN DISH 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.MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM.
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.MUST REMOVE ARTICLES FROM ON TOP & IN BETWEEN COOLERS THROUGHOUT.

REMOVE CLUTTER FROM CORNER AREAS IN REAR OF KITCHEN.
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CLEAN WIPING TOWELS AND TO STORE PROPERLY IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE, PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, REPAIR RUBBER GASKETS AT COOLER DOORS WHERE NEEDED, ETC.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT AND SHELVES.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN WALL AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN CEILING VENT IN KITCHEN TO REMOVE DUST.

OPEN PANS OF RAW SLICED BEEF AND CHICKEN ARE STORED ABOVE OPEN PANS OF RAW VEGETABLES AND SPROUTS ALL OF WHICH ARE STORED ON DIRTY, MOLDY AND UNSANITARY COOLER RACKS. THE RAW RICE BIN HAS A DIRTY BOWL STORED INSIDE USED TO SCOOP THE RICE OUT. THE COOKED FRIED RICE IS ON TOP OF THE PREP COOLER IN A METAL BOWL COATED WITH THICK GREASE BUILDUP. A CASE OF BROCOLLI IS SITTING INSIDE OF THE DIRTY MOP SINK. OPEN FIVE GALLON BUCKETS OF CHICKEN AND BEEF ARE STORED ON AND UNDER DIRTY RACKS WHILE WAITING TO BE PREPARED. PROTECT FOODS FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION BY STORING FOODS IN COVERED CONTAINERS WITH RAW ITEMS STORED BELOW COOKED AND/OR RAW ITEMS. WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD EQUIPMENT AND SURFACES WHERE FOOD IS STORED.
OVER THIRTY LIVE COCKROACHES WERE FOUND IN THE FRONT KITCHEN AND REAR KITCHEN COOLER DOOR GASKETS ABOVE FOOD, INSIDE OF THE WOK STOVE WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED, INSIDE OF THE REACH IN COOLER FRAMES, IN CRACKS AND OPENINGS ENCRUSTED WITH ROACH FECES ABOVE THE DISH WASHING AREA AND KITCHEN DOORWAYS. REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST INFESTATION, SEAL UP ALL AREAS OF POSSIBLE HARBORAGE AND WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS WHERE ACTIVITY IS FOUND. THE ORKIN PEST CONTROL LICENSE 051-016715 EXPIRED ON 12/31/2012, OBTAIN A VALID LICENSE COPY FROM YOUR PEST CONTROL OPERATOR AND A MAP OF THE PREMISES SHOWING BAIT/TRAP PLACMENT AND AN ACTIVITY LOG.
10 # OF RAW BEAN SPROUTS ARE BEING HELD IN FRONT OF THE WOK STATION AT 48f, PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED AT THIS TIME VALUED AT $12.00.
OPEN RODENT BAIT PELLETS ARE LOOSE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE REAR TWO DOOR PREP COOLER, ALL RODENT BAIT MUST BE STORED IN A SPILL PROOF CONTAINER OR BAIT STATION. HAVE THE AFFECTED AREA CLEANED IN DETAIL.
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 MINOR VIOLATIONS WERE ORIGINALLY DOCUMENTED ON MARCH 8, 2012. (32) MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS. (33) CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE, PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, REPAIR RUBBER GASKETS AT COOLER DOORS WHERE NEEDED, ETC. (34)CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT AND SHELVES. (35) CLEAN WALL AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN CEILING VENT IN KITCHEN TO REMOVE DUST. (41) REMOVE CLUTTER FROM CORNER AREAS IN REAR OF KITCHEN. (43) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CLEAN WIPING TOWELS AND TO STORE PROPERLY IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
OPEN, UNCOVERED, UNLABELED FOODS WERE FOUND IN EVERY COOLER AND FREEZER IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, COVER , LABEL AND DATE ALL OPEN FOOD PRODUCTS IN SANITARY CONTAINERS OR SINGLE USE FOOD BAGS, NOT IN GROCERY (T-SHIRT) BAGS.
ALL FOOD UTENSILS ARE DIRTY AND COATED WITH DIRTY GREASE BUILDUP, CLEAN EVERY FOOD UTENSIL UNTIL IT IS SANITARY IN APPEARANCE AND SANITIZE THEM.
THE LIGHT SHIELDS ARE DIRTY AND HAVE DEAD COCKROACHES INSIDE, CLEAN THE LIGHT FIXTURES INSIDE AND OUT AND SANITIZE.
A STRONG ODOR IS COMING OUT OF THE GREASE TRAP AREA, CLEAN AND CHECK THE PLUMBING, SUPPLY THREE SANITARY STOPPERS TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. A SMALL LEAK WAS FOUND UNDER THE WEST THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. REPAIR PLUMBING TO CODE AND REPAIR THE GAP IN THE SEWER TRAP COVER.
INSTALL WORKING THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.

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