Food Safety Report: Chopstick Express, 3237 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL, USA.

3237 North Harlem Avenue, Chicago, 60634 Illinois, United States

Report date: Mar 3, 2021
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no written employee health policy on the premises. Instructed management to provide a signed employee health policy for each employee. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010,no citation issued.

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: procedure/plan for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events on site but has in-complete vomit kit supplies. Missing item (appropriate sanitizer that is effective against norovirus). Must provide and maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005,no citation issued.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: instructed to properly label dry bulk food containers/bins identified with common name (salt, sugar, flour etc).

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed approx:30 rodent(mice)droppings on floor along the walls and in corners in the rear cluttered dry/storage rooms. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize affected areas;additional pest control service is now reccomended. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a),citation issued.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed to transfer food products from an open original can container into food grade container for proper food storage.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed not to use grocery bags for food storage inside walk-in-cooler. Must use food grade storage bags or containers.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed stained cutting boards in the kitchen food prep areas. Instructed management to resurface or replace the cutting boards.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean the following areas interior of the microwave and prep coolers,storage racks in walk-in-cooler with dried-up food debris spills,interior bottom compartments of deep fryers and kitchen storage shelfs and sides of hot cooking equipments with food debris/grease build-up.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: observed no covered waste receptacle provided in the womens washroom. Must provide and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed heavy clutter throughout the rear dry/storage rooms on shelves, floors inside unused equipments and in storage areas. Instructed to detail clean, organize and remove all unnecessary or unused articles and equipments including on top of the walk-in-cooler/freezer due to potential pest harborage. Also,elevate mops,brooms cleaning equipments off the floor at least 6' inches for ease in cleaning.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean floors with grease and dried food debris accumulation along the walls and in all corners throughout prep/cooking area especially under and around cooking equipments full of grease build-up.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to seal holes/openings between floor/walls in the rear dry/storage rooms and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: instructed to detail clean kitchen exhaust hood and filters to remove excessive grease build-up and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: instructed to replace burnt-out light bulbs in kitchen prep areas and inside the kitchen 2 door stand-up cooler and maintain adequate lighting at all times.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: all food handler(s) training certificates are expired. Instructed to provide and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov