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Lao You Ju Chinese Bar And Restaurant

August 24, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION, FOUND MORE THAN 200 DEAD COCKROACHES ON TOP OF FOOD PREP TABLE, FOOD CONTACT SURFACES, DISHES, POTS AND PANS, INSIDE HAND SOAP DISPENSERS AND ON TOP OF FOOD CONTAINER'S. INSTRUCTED MGR TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACES, REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 16
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: INADEQUATE PEST CONTROL, FOUND 15 LIVE COCKROACHES AND 30 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN KITCHEN AND BARS, INSTURCTED TO ELIMINATE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: ALL SHELVES AND COUNTER TOPS NOT CLEAN THROUGH OUT FACILITY, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GREASY DIRTY FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING AREAS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 19, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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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