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Lao Sze Chuan

August 23, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. FOUND 10 LBS OF BEEF, 6 LBS OF FISH, 5 LBS OF CHICKEN, 4 LBS OF SHRIMP, 4 LBS OF CLAMS AND 5 LBS OF PORK AT TEMPERATURES OF 56F, 58F 60F 57F AND 60F. ALL MEAT WAS DISCARDED. 34 LBS VALUED AT $200. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: FOUND A THREE DOOR PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE STORING TCS FOOD. THE UNIT WAS HOLDING AT 66F. INSTRUCTED THAT REFRIGERATION UNITS MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN TCS AT 41F OR BELOW. THE RUBBER GASKETS ON THE DOORS OF THE COOLER ARE IN VERY POOR REPAIR CAUSING THE DOORS NOT TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION.
code 33
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: FOUND BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED AS REQUIRED WITH NAME OF PRODUCT INSIDE OF CONTAINER; INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED RODENT AND PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. FOUND TWO LIVE ROACHES IN KITCHEN AND 30 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE PRIOR TO NEXT WEEK FOR ROACHES AND RATS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, WOK STATION, BOTTOM OF FRYER, REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR, CAN OPENER BLADE AT PREP TABLE AND THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: THE INTERIOR OF THE DISHWASHER NEEDS CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO DELIME MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ON THE WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AROUND AND UNDER OTHER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND TO CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN KITCHEN TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 19, 2023: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 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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