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Lawrence Fish Chinatown

February 11, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: UPON ARRIVAL, OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE, WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
code 2Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES FOR TCS FOOD ITEMS. DEEP FRIED SHRIMP, FISH, AND SWEET POTATOES FOUND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING 74.3F-83.1F. APPROXIMATELY 8LBS AT $55 WERE DISCARDED AT THIS TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOOD ITEMS INCLUDING VARIOUS FISH UTILIZED FOR SUSHI IN MULTIPLE COLD HOLDING UNITS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. YELLOW TAIL (PLATED FOR TOGO ORDER), TUNA, WHITE TUNA, SUPER WHITE TUNA, SHRIMP, SCALLOPS, CREAM CHEESE AND MAHI MAHI FOUND IN SUSHI COOLERS ABOVE PREP AREAS AND IN THE FRONT DISPLAY COLD HOLDING UNIT. MENTIONED TCS FOOD ITEMS WERE FOUND AT TEMPERATURES RANGING 45.1F-54.0F, APPROXIMATELY 15LBS AT $135 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #21
code 22
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12: OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-307.11: OBSERVED DEEP FRYER UNITS WITH GREASE NOT COVERED WHILE FACILITY IS NOT OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED TO COVER, IN ORDERTO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: 4-904.11: OBSERVED TOGO CONTAINERS AND TABLEWARE (SPOONS AND FORKS) NOT INVERTED THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
code 44
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST TAKE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 14, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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