Lao Sze Chuan

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-102.11 INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE ALL FREEZER AND COOLERS IN SECOND FLOOR STORAGE ROOM AND IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: ADDITIONAL CLEANING OF STORAGE RACKS WITH MOLDLIKE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 49
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: 5-501.115 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA UNDER AND BEHIND GARBAGE DUMPSTER AND GREASE DUMPSTER.
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.13 INSTRUCTED TO REGROUT FLOOR TILES WITH DEEP SEAMS IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH CURRENT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 9, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.