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Restaurant: Mandarin Kitchen
Address: 2143 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 9
Last inspection: Dec 28, 2012

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FOUND HAND WASH SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING, SAID SINK BLOCKED BY REAR EXIT DOOR WHICH IS WIDE OPEN NOT ALLOWING FOOD HANDLERS ACCESS TO WASH HANDS. SAID HAND WASH SINK AND FRONT PREP HAND WASH SINK WITH NO PAPER TOWELS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP REAR EXIT DOOR CLOSED TO MAKE HAND WASH SINK ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING AND PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT SAID SINKS AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY WASH AND DRY HANDS PER CITY CODE. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED. MANAGER CLOSED REAR EXIT DOOR AND PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS FOR SAID SINKS.
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 REAR EXIT SCREEN DOOR WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH GAP UNDER SAID DOOR AND 1/2 INCH GAP AT UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF SAID DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOF SAID DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. NO OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE RECEPTICLE FOR GREASE DISPOSAL. MANAGER/OWNER STATES GREASE FROM BUSINESS OPERATIONS IS PLACED INTO GARBAGE BAGS AND DISPOSED INTO OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY DISPOSE GREASE IN GREASE RECEPTICLE AND USE GARBAGE DUMPSTER FOR REFUSE ONLY. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
FOUND LARGE GREASE TRAP UNDER BASEMENT STAIR WELL LEAKING GREASE ONTO SURROUNDING FLOOR.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN GREASE TRAP,REMOVE GREASE BUILD-UP FROM FLOOR, AND SANITIZE SAID AREA. GREASE TRAP NOT MAINTAINED. SERIOUS 7-38-030 ISSUED.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. The licensee shall inform the public in writing of the Chicago Department of Public Health?s Consumer Advisory relating to consuming raw and undercooked animal products. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND PACKAGED ITEMS INSIDE FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO POST CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR CUSTOMER VIEW REGARDING SPECIAL HOT POT DISHES THAT MAY CONTAIN RAW, UNDERCOOKED MEAT PRODCUTS.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD, PAPER, CLOTH LINING FROM PREP SHELVES AND RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST CHEST FREEZER IN 1ST. FLOOR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE WORN CUTTING BOARD.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS, PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WITH END CAPS ABOVE PREP AREAS AND DISH WASHING AREA.
INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE CLUTTERED STORAGE AREA AT FRONT BAR AREA, ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
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 AND PROVIDE FLOOR TILES FOR MISSING SECTION AT PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO RE-GROUT FLOOR TILE SECTIONS AT MAIN KITCHEN ON 1ST. FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN STAIRS WITH FOOD BUILD-UP LEADING TO BASEMENT 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 WRAP OVERHEAD SEWER PIPES ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND WASH SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. ALSO, INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE DRY STORAGE ITEMS FROM UNDER OVERHEAD SEWER PIPES IN STROAGE ROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK AT UTILITY SINK FAUCET.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN BASEMENT PREP, STORAGE, FURNACE ROOM TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

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The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN STAIRS WITH FOOD BUILD-UP LEADING TO BASEMENT PREP AREA.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN BASEMENT PREP, STORAGE, FURNACE ROOM TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
VIOLATION CORRECTED.
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 WRAP OVERHEAD SEWER PIPES ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND WASH SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. ALSO, INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE DRY STORAGE ITEMS FROM UNDER OVERHEAD SEWER PIPES IN STROAGE ROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK AT UTILITY SINK FAUCET.
VIOLATION ABATED.

FOUND EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA OBSTRUCTED BY CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE CHEST FREEZER TO MAKE HAND WASH SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR HAND WASHING BY FOOD HANDLERS. MANAGER AND EMPLOYEE RELOCATED SAID FREEZER AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.
FOUND 20 SMALL ANTS ALONG WALL BASE UNDER EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, 15 RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR AND DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT, NEXT TO UPRIGHT REFRIGERATOR, AND REAR BASEMENT BY HOT WATER TANK. ALSO, INCOMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IN CURRENT PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK IE. DIAGRAM AND OR LIST OF BAIT STATION LOCATIONS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMEND PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE PREMISES. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL READY TO EAT, PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN REFRIGERATION UNITS. REMOVE FOODS BEING STORE IN GROCERY PLASTIC BAGS AND REPLACE WITH FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS/PLASTIC.
DEFROST SOME CHEST FREEZERS TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP. REMOVE LARGE POTS AND METAL TRAYS IN BASEMENT WHICH ARE UNABLE TO FIT INSIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES.
CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: FOOD PREP SHELVES, INTERIOR OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AT BAR, INTERIOR OF FRONT COOLERS AT BAR, VENTILATION HOOD.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND AROUND GREASE TRAP UNDER STAIRCASE.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AT DINING AREA, PREP AREAS, AND STORAGE AREAS. SEAL WALL BASE ALONG WALL NEXT TO HAND WASH SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. CLEAN WALLS AROUND DISH MACHINE AND REATTACH WALL PANELING AT DISH MACHINE. PROVIDE SMOOTH, EASILIY CLEANABLE PANELING BEHIND FOOD SHELVES IN KITCHEN AND REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL. CLEAN WALLS UNDER STAIR WELL. REMOVE EXCESS FOAM/CAULK FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT UNDER STAIR WELL. SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPING AT WALL AND CEILING IN HOT WATER TANK ROOM AND DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. LEAK AT TEA UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK AT PIPE FROM HAND WASH SINK BY DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION IN MEN 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. CLEAN EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE RECEPTACLE, REMOVE WEEDS, LITTER, AND LARGE BRICKS FROM AROUND GARBAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

VIOLATIONS CORRECTED AT THIS TIME.
LABEL READY TO EAT, PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN REFRIGERATION UNITS. REMOVE FOODS BEING STORE IN GROCERY PLASTIC BAGS AND REPLACE WITH FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS/PLASTIC.
DEFROST SOME CHEST FREEZERS TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP. REMOVE LARGE POTS AND METAL TRAYS IN BASEMENT WHICH ARE UNABLE TO FIT INSIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES.
CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: FOOD PREP SHELVES, INTERIOR OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AT BAR, INTERIOR OF FRONT COOLERS AT BAR, VENTILATION HOOD
CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND AROUND GREASE TRAP UNDER STAIRCASE
REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AT DINING AREA, PREP AREAS, AND STORAGE AREAS. SEAL WALL BASE ALONG WALL NEXT TO HAND WASH SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. CLEAN WALLS AROUND DISH MACHINE AND REATTACH WALL PANELING AT DISH MACHINE. PROVIDE SMOOTH, EASILIY CLEANABLE PANELING BEHIND FOOD SHELVES IN KITCHEN AND REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL. CLEAN WALLS UNDER STAIR WELL. REMOVE EXCESS FOAM/CAULK FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT UNDER STAIR WELL. SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPING AT WALL AND CEILING IN HOT WATER TANK ROOM AND DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. LEAK AT TEA UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK AT PIPE FROM HAND WASH SINK BY DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION IN MEN TOILET ROOM.
CLEAN EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE RECEPTACLE, REMOVE WEEDS, LITTER, AND LARGE BRICKS FROM AROUND GARBAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. 15 POUNDS AT 56.7, 25 POUNDS EGGS AT 57.2F, AND 60 POUNDS BROWN SESAME SAUCE AT 56.8F. CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. VALUE AT $150.00. WEIGHT IS ABOUT 100POUNDS.
FOUND WALK IN COOLER WITH AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 56.8F. CITATION ISSUED.WALK IN COOLER WAS TAGGED.

FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AT PREMISES.FOUND 7 RAT DROPPINGS BEHIND REACH IN COOLER AT MAIN KITCHEN. CITATION ISSUED.
FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY ON SHELVING UNITS.MUST STORE INVERTED.
FOUND FLOORS NOT SWEPT AT MAIN KITCHEN AREAS.(FOOD DEBRIS)
FOUND WOK AREAS NOT CLEAN.(EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP)

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Inspector Comments: FOUND WOK AREAS NOT CLEAN.(EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP)
FOUND FLOORS NOT SWEPT AT MAIN KITCHEN AREAS.(FOOD DEBRIS)

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