SKY CHOP SUEY INC Fails Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE COCKROACHES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BENEATH ENITRE WOK LINE COOKING EQUIPMENT, IN CATCH PANS AT WOK LINE EQUIPMENT, NEXT TO STEAM TABLE, BENEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND NEAR WATER HEATER, IN REAR HANDWASHING SINK BASIN, ON FLOOR NEXT TO WALK-IN COOLER, IN FRONT AREA BENEATH STORAGE SHELVES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 DEAD COCKROACHES IN THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE AND BENEATH COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT. FOUND LIVE SMALL FLIES ALONG REAR WALL NEAR UTILITY SINK AND ON WALLS AND CEILING IN REAR AREA. OBSERVED ROACH FECES BENEATH AND ON PIPING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREA AND BEHIND DECORATIVE WALL FIXTURES. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT LICENSED PEST CONTROL TO ELIMINATE COCKROACHES AND DRAIN FLIES, REMOVE DEAD COCKROACHES AND FECES, AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.

Pests spread numerous diseases through contamination.

No pests or animals allowed in facility.

No evidence of pests; No live animals except service animals; Effective pest control program.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL AND CARDBOARD USED TO LINE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF SHELVES, COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND ROLLING CARTS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AND CARDBOARD AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, EASILY-CLEANABLE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES.

Poor design creates areas that harbor bacteria.

All surfaces must be designed to be easily cleanable.

Smooth, non-porous surfaces; Free of cracks and crevices; Easily disassembled; Accessible for cleaning.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (WOK STATION, FRYERS), COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR INCLUDING DOOR GASKETS, AND MOTOR HARDWARE) , PREP TABLES, AND ALL STORAGE SHELVES TO BE SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUNECY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND GREASE AND MAINTAIN.

Accumulated soil attracts pests and harbors bacteria.

All surfaces must be kept clean.

Clean equipment interiors and exteriors; Walls, ceilings, floors clean; Remove grease and debris; Clean as often as necessary.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FLOORS ALONG WOK LINE, IN REAR STORAGE AREA, NEAR MOP SINK, BENEATH COOLING EQUIPMENT, AND IN FRONT AREA TO BE SOILED WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.

Deteriorated facilities harbor pests and prevent proper cleaning.

Building must be maintained in good condition.

No holes in walls/ceilings; Doors and windows intact; Fixtures functional; No water damage; Surfaces intact.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FLOORS ALONG WOK LINE, IN REAR STORAGE AREA, NEAR MOP SINK, BENEATH COOLING EQUIPMENT, AND IN FRONT AREA TO BE SOILED WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.

Deteriorated facilities harbor pests and prevent proper cleaning.

Building must be maintained in good condition.

No holes in walls/ceilings; Doors and windows intact; Fixtures functional; No water damage; Surfaces intact.