Lao Sze Chuan

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  code 1Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: Obstructed hand wash sink at main kitchen. found pots and utensils placed in hand wash sink basin, instructed to keep all hand wash sinks free from any obstruction, Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c)
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: No certified food service manager on site while handling and serving TCS foods ( chicken, Beef.... Instructed to obtain. priority foundation violation 7-38-012.
  code 2Priority
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: No dates on cooked food containers ( chicken, beef, duck...) that were placed in cooler for more than one day. instructed to label. priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
  code 23
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
  Inspector note: Improper thawing method, found frozen poultry being thawed in hot standing water. instructed to use approved methods only for thawing.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: Found about 40 live fruit flies in kitchen and dish washing areas, Instructed to eliminate insects activity in all affected areas. pest control service recommended. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020.
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: contaminated foods, observed 8 cans of soda placed in ice maker imbedded in ice that is used for consumption, Instructed not to use ice as a cooling medium for consumption priority violation 7-38-005.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: counter tops and shelves not clean through out facility. instructed to clean and maintain.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Meat slicer Not clean behind blade, food debris noted, instructed to clean and maintain.
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 16, 2021: 8 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.

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