Lao Sze Chuan

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• 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: OBSERVED OVER 15 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR AT BAR INSIDE CLOSET AND OBSERVED OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR AT 2ND FLOOR STORAGE ROOM UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT/ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINS BYD DATE OF REINSPECTION (06/25/13). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1235461 DATED ON 10/22/12 MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (06/25/13), #32 REACH IN PREP COOLER DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS, #34 OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE PREP AREA FLOOR DRAINS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ALL UNCLEAN FLOOR DRAINS, #35 OBSERVED FOOD STAINS ON WALLS IN PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN ALL WALLS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: 2ND FLOOR STORAGE ROOM CLUTTERED THROUGHOUT (BOXES, UNUSED EQUIPMENT, ETC.). MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE ITEMS.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE CLEAN CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOP.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 26, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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