Lai Lai Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND APPROX 15-LBS OF RAW CHICKEN INSIDE BASEMENT WALK IN COOLER MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 51.0F,52.1F. MUST MANTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40.0F OR BELOW. MANAGER REMOVED CHICKEN AND DISCARDED APPROX COST $25.00.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS STILL EXIST FROM LAST INSPECTION REPORT #1684294 DATED 3-28-2016,#35- MUST INSTALL MISSING CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT,#38- FAUCET NECK AT 3- COMP IN BASEMENT LEAKY AND PIPE UNDER EXPOSED HAND SINK LEAKING.MUST REPAIR BOTH. SERIOUS VOLATION ISSUED 7-42-090
  code 29
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS IN BASEMENT DISH WASHING AREA NOT CLEAN AT DOORWAY.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHTS NOT SHIELDED IN CELING OF BASEMENT DISH WASHING ROOM.MUST INSTALL.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 28, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.

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