CHINATOWN BUFFET passed inspection with conditions

Restaurant inspection details

Location 5030 S. Kedzie
Inspection date January 14, 2008
Name CHINATOWN BUFFET, INC.
Doing business as CHINATOWN BUFFET
Also known as CHINA TOWN BUFFET
Result Pass With Conditions
Violations V29: Serious: Regarding Minor violations that remain uncorrected on reinspection

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.

V30: Minor: Regarding labeling containers and notifying of raw and undercooked animal products

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.

V32: Minor: Regarding state of equipment and utensils

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

V33: Minor: Regarding cleanliness and sanitization

All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

V34: Minor: Regarding floors

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.

V35: Minor: Regarding walls and ceilings

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods.

V38: Minor: Regarding airflow and plumbing

The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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.

V42: Minor: Regarding ice dispensing and employee garments

Only employees must dispense ice for consumer use with scoops, tongs, or other ice dispensing utensils. Customers must dispense ice through appropriate automatic self-service ice dispensing equipment. All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. All employees must wear garments that are clean and of washable character and nature.

V43: Minor: Regarding ice dispensers and related utensils

Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination.

Notes The V29 and V30 violations were corrected during the inspection.

Added to EveryBlock on May 9, 2008.

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