✕

Lo's China Kitchen

October 14, 2025 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK MADE INACCESSIBLE BY LARGE POT BEING STORED IN BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN HANDWASHING SINK SO THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 PIECES OF UNCOVERED RODENT BAIT IMPROPERLY PLACED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN ONLY COVERED RODENT BAIT STATIONS PLACED BY LICENSED TECHNICIANS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-015. CITATION ISSUED.
code 28
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED REUSED PLASTIC CONTAINERS CONTAINING INGREDIENTS OTHER THAN WHAT IS ON LABEL. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OF CONTENTS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED OVER 100 RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT PREP, DISH, AND DINING AREAS AND APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE FLIES IN REAR PREP AND DISH AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS AND FLIES, RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE, AND MAINTAIN FACILITY FREE OF PESTS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED GAPS TO OUTSIDE AT BOTTOM AND MIDDLE OF SCREEN DOOR AT REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN TIGHT FITTING EXTERIOR OPENINGS.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD IN REAR PREP AREA COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON HOSE BIB NEXT TO UTILITY SINK (HOSE CURENTLY CONNECTED). MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING GROUT AND BROKEN TILES THROUGHOUT FLOOR OF REAR PREP AND DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE, GRIME, DIRT, AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, CEILING VENTS, VENTILATION HOOD, SIDES AND INTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PIPES/CONDUITS AND ALONG FLOORS UNDERNEATH COOK LINE, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS, LITTER AND DUST FROM FLOORS/WALLS/CEILINGS.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CARDS ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 8, 2025: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in North Center

See every restaurant in North Center →

About this record

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.