Cafe Orient 33
Last inspected: Mar 15, 2018
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Score
Cafe Orient 33 has been inspected five times since 2016. The latest inspection on file is from Mar 15, 2018. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well. The file hasn't been updated since Mar 15, 2018, so take the current picture with that in mind.
Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around six violations to closer to two violations per visit.
Across the inspection history, “food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded four times.
Restaurants in Chicago average 81, so Cafe Orient 33 is doing better than most peers. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
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Inspection History
Mar 15, 2018
Reinspection
2 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT COUNTER.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: CLEAN THE FAN GUARD OF THE TWO ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER (WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN EXTERIOR SIDE AND TOP OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT(DEEP FRYER, WOK AND STOVE) AND MAINTAIN.
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Mar 8, 2018
Routine
8 minor violations.
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Previous minor violation(s) corrected 7-42-090
Inspector notes: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 2102608 DATED 10/26/17. #32-Found heavy ice build-up inside a (white) small refrigerator beneath the kitchen prep table. Instructed to remove ice build inside said refrigerator and maintain. #33- OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF REACH-IN COOLERS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #34- Floors beneath the deep fryers found to have excessive grease build-up. Instructed to clean floors in detail and maintain. #35- Observed the kitchen exhaust hood/filters above the cooking equipment not clean. Instructed to detail clean and maintain. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: LABEL AND DATE ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH READY TO EAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLERS AND MAINTAIN. ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS NEEDS LABEL ALSO.
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Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles
Inspector notes: ALL CLEAN UTENSILS, POTS,PANS, FRYERS,FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED UPSIDE DOWN/INVERTED TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION AND POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT COUNTER.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: CLEAN EXTERIOR AND TOP OF THE STOVE, GRILL, DEEP FRYER (WITH HEAVY GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATED ) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN THE FAN GUARD OF THE TWO ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER (WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL CART WITH SEASONING, ALL THE COOLERS DOOR, MICROWAVE, PREP TABLES AND BOTTOM SHELVE OF THE PREP TABLES AND MAINTAIN.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL BASE, ALL CORNER THRU-OUT THE PREP AREA, KITCHEN, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, AROUND THE WATER HEATER TANK, AND FRONT COUNTER AND MAINTAIN.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: WALLS BEHIND THE GRILL, STOVE AND DEEP FRYER, WALLS BY THE WATER HEATER TANK, WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN, REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.
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Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored
Inspector notes: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED ON A SEPARATE CONTAINER,NOT ON TOP OF THE ICE, TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
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Oct 26, 2017
Routine
4 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: Found heavy ice build-up inside a (white) small refrigerator beneath the kitchen prep table.Instructed to remove ice build inside said refrigerator and maintain.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: Detail clean shelvings/fan covers inside the coolers,interiors of microwave,surfaces beneath the grill cooking equipments and maintain.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: Floors beneath the deep fryers found to have excessive grease build-up.Instructed to clean floors in detail and maintain.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: Observed the kitchen exhaust hood/filters above the cooking equipments not clean.Instructed to detail clean and maintain.
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Jan 5, 2017
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: BULK FOODS OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED AND COOKED/PREPARED FOODS OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED/DATED AND MAINTAIN.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUSTS ACCUMULATIONS ON EAST KITCHEN WALLS AND ON CEILING VENTILATIONS COVERS THROUGHOUT.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUSTS FROM WALLS/VENTS AND MAINTAIN.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE SMALL REFRIGERATORS IN THE KITCHEN AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN VISIBLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS.
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Oct 5, 2016
License
3 minor violations.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT LABELED. MUST LABEL AND DATE.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF REACH-IN COOLERS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GREASE AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Cafe Orient 33 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Cafe Orient 33 on file is from Mar 15, 2018. The public record contains five inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Cafe Orient 33?
Across the inspection record, “food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Cafe Orient 33.
Has Cafe Orient 33's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Cafe Orient 33 have averaged around two violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Cafe Orient 33 means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
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