Lan's Asian Bistro

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 4, 2024
• address1438 W Cortland St, Chicago 60642

Is Lan's Asian Bistro clean?

Lan's Asian Bistro is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 4, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lan's Asian Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 4, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.11 OBSERVED FROZEN CHICKEN STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF THE CHEST FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD IN A FOOD-GRADE STORAGE BAG OR CONTAINER.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • 6-202.14 OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE INSTALLED ON THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • 6-202.14 OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE INSTALLED ON THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE ROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS TO ELIMINATE PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS.

When was Lan's Asian Bistro last inspected?

Lan's Asian Bistro has 12 inspections on record going back to August 10, 2021.

Lan's Asian Bistro vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 4, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.