Lotus Cafe & Banh Mi Sandwiches

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: FRONT EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT MAINTAINED, PLUMBING DISCONNECTED UNDERNEATH, WATER DRAINING INTO BUCKET. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME AND UTILIZE REAR EXPOSED HANDSINK UNTIL REPAIRED. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
  code 11Priority
• ☠️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: FRONT DOUBLE ENTRANCE DOORS NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1 INCH GAP NOTED AT BOTTOM INBETWEEN DOORS. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF DOORS SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR IN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLBASE NEED DETAILED CLEANING, FREE OF DEBRIS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MISSING OUTLET COVER AT WALL IN DINING ROOM, LARGE HOLE. INSTD TO REPAIR HOLE/PROVIDE OUTLET COVER.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 19, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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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