Lao Sze Chuan Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: FOUND LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY AT PREMISES. OBSERVED 4 LIVE ROACHES BY HOT WATER TANK AND BEHIND REACH IN COOLERS.ALSO, FOUND REAR SCREEN DOOR WITH MISSING SCREEN MESH AND BROKEN BOTTOM DOOR SWEEP(1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP/FOOD DEBRIS AT WOK STATIONS AND UNDER TABLES.FOUND 3 BULK FOOD CONTAINERS WITH IMPROPER LIDS.(NOT TIGHT FITTING/NOT ORIGINAL LID). MUST PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LIDS OR BRAND NEW CONTAINERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT FOLLOWING AREAS. MAIN KITCHEN AREAS, STORAGE AREAS,WOK AREAS AND BY HOT WATER TANK.(EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS/GREASE)
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 30, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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.

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