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Lao Sze Chuan

April 15, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK AT DISHWASHING AREA COMPLETLY OBSTRUCTED BY LARGE CONTAINERS AND BUS BUCKETS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c) • OBSERVED WATERED DOWN DISH DETERGENT SUPPLIED IN BOWL AT HANDWASHING SINK FOR MAIN COOKING LINE. MANAGER WAS TOLD THIS WAS INADEQUATE AND INSTRUCTED TO USE HANDWASHING SOAP AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SOAP AT HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (c)
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ONE ON SITE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE WHILE SHRIMP, CHICKEN AND BEEF ARE BEING COOKED AND SERVED. OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012
code 2Priority
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS BEHIND BAR THAT NEED LABEL. OBSERVED SPICES BEHIND COOKING LINE NEED IDENTIFYING LABELS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED 50 MICE DROPPINGS ON SECOND FLOOR DRY STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED 100 MICE DROPPINGS IN REAR EXIT AREA NEAR MOP SINK AND UNDER STAORAGE SHELVES. MUST ELIMINATE ALL DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANTIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATON 7-38-020 (A)
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH DIRT ON INSIDE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
code 49
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 2229355 DATED 10/4/18 #55 NOTED THE FOLLOWING-- FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY THE COOKING STOVES ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN #36 THERMOMETERS NEEDED INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 27, 2018: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 8 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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