Food Safety Report: CHINA PALACE, 1129 West Thorndale Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA.

1129 West Thorndale Avenue, Chicago, 60660 Illinois, United States

Health inspection failure: 27-12-2018
> 2-201.11 NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
> 2-501.11 NO VOMIT OR DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
> OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK NEEDED IN REAR CONTAINING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND FOOD PREP TABLE. MUST INSTALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
> OBSERVED PITTED CUTTING BOARD WITH DARK GROOVES. MUST DISPOSE OF CUTTING BOARD. OBSERVED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF MICROWAVES UNCLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE EVERY 4 HOURS. OBSERVED UNCLEAN CUTTING BOARDS AND UTENSILS ANS STRAINER WITH HEAVY GREASE ACCUMUALTION STORED UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT TO THE LEFT OF 2 COMPARTMENT SINK.
> OBSERVED 1 LB OF CHICKEN AND 1 LB OF BEEF VALUED AT $10 IMPROPERLY STORED WITHIN COLD HOLD UNIT AT 51.0F CHICKEN AND BEEF WERE DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
> 3-501.17 INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST LABEL AND PROVIDE SELL BY DATE FOR REFRIGERATED READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS THAT ARE PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD GREATER THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
> OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING OF FISH SOAKING IN WATER IN A BOWL. MUST THAW FOOD PROPERLY UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, FROM FREEZER TO REFRIGERATOR OR AS PART OF THE COOKING PROCESS.
> OBSERVED BROKEN THERMOMETER WITHIN COOLERS. MUST HAVE FULLY FUNCTIONING THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
> 3-302.12 OBSERVED SOME BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS.
> OBSERVED A BUCKET OF SOAKING UNCOOKED RICE ON FLOOR UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. RICE WAS DISCARDED DURING INSPECTION.
> 4-602.13 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF PREP AREA REACH IN COOLER (ALONG COOKLINE), CAN OPENER WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD BUILD UP, FOOD BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF ALL SINKS ALSO OBSERVED ALUMINUM TIN FOIL ON WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT ALONG SOUTH WALL. MUST CLEAN REMOVE ALUMINIUM TIN FOIL ON WALL ALSO MUST CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
> OBSERVED BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NEEDED ON MOP SINK. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
> OBSERVED GREASE TRAP NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED WITH HOLE AT BOTTOM OF GREASE TRAP LEAKING ONTO FLOOR. MUST REPAIR GREASE TRAP AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
> 6-501.114 STORAGE ROOM FLOOR CLUTTERED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF FLOOR.
> OBSERVED WALLS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISREPAIR. MUST REPAIR WALLS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WALLS AND COVING IN DRY STORAGE ROOM NEAR FOOD PREP AREA IN DISREPAIR. MUST REPAIR WALLS AND COVING AND MAINTAIN.
> OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN ALL FLOORS IN DETAIL. OBSERVED ALL FLOORS AROUND MOP SINK UNCLEAN WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
> PA 100-0367 NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.
Source: Chicago Health Dept