Food Safety Report: Chen's Garden, 3912 W North Ave, Chicago, The, U.S.A..

3912 West North Avenue, Chicago, 60647 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jan 12, 2022
5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: 2-501. 11 observed no clean up supplies on the premises to respond to vomit or diarrheal events. Management instructed to provide. Priority foundation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: 6-202. 15 the rear exit door has a 1' gap along the bottom of the door. Repair the rear screen door with openings in the screen. Management instructed to rodent proof all outer openings.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: 6-501. 112 remove the dead rat above the walk-in cooler.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: 4-101. 11 observed frozen foods stored in plastic grocery bags in the chest freezer. Management instructed to use only food grade storage bags or containers.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: 4-602. 13 clean the interior of all prep coolers, microwave, freezer door handle and door, wire storage racks in the walk-in cooler, deep fryers exterior and interior, wok station, prep tables, steam table, rice cooker, bulk food containers, and storage shelves. Defrost and maintain the interior of the chest freezer. Clean the heavy dust buildup on top of the 2 door prep cooler compressor cage.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: 5-205. 15 repair the drain line water leak beneath the 3 compartment sink.

54. Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- comments: 5-501. 110 observed garbage overflowing over the top of the garbage dumpster so that the lids could not be closed. Management instructed to have adequate garbage pickup so that all of the garbage is contained inside of the dumpster. Priority foundation 7-38-020(b). Citation issued.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 12 clean the floor throughout the premises, especially under the wok station and deep fryers, behind and under all equipment. Remove water soaked carpeting in the rear storage room. Clean the wall above the wok station, around the 3 compartment sink and prep tables in the food prep area.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 114 remove unused equipment and clutter from the rear storage room to eliminate pest harborage conditions. Remove tires and car batteries from rear storage room shelf.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 11 repair the section of drywall next to the door of the walk-in cooler.

59. Previous priority foundation violation corrected
- comments: previous priority foundation violation from report #2546092 on 1/4/22 not corrected: 38 - observed approximately 50 rat droppings located throughout the premises. Observed rat droppings on the floor in the rear storage room, food prep area behind and around the walls and underneath equipment and storage shelves, and above the walk-in cooler. Additional pest control service is needed to eliminate the pest activity. Management instructed to clean and remove all rodent droppings. Priority violation 7-42-090. Citation issued.

64. Public health orders
- comments: premises has no written record of employee vaccination or testing status per osha standards. Management instructed to provide a written record upon the next inspection.

Source: chicago.gov