Ho Fat Lee Chinese Kitchen

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: REMOVE THE DEAD INSECT FROM THE PREP TABLE. • OBSERVED THE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK NOT MAINTAINED. THE PREMISES HAVE A LOG BOOK WITH ONLY 1 INSPECTION REPORT FROM THE LAST YEAR IN THE LOG BOOK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 2 INSPECTION REPORTS FROM THE LAST YEAR IN THE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE PREP TABLE LOCATED ACROSS THE TOP FROM THE EXPOSED HAND-WASHING SINK.
  code 49
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLING CERTIFICATES FOR THE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT A VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF TRAINING.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 27, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.