Nhu Lan Bakery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FRONT DISPLAY COOLER WITH AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 45-52 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS HAVE AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41 F AND BELOW. COOLER TAGGED PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALK IN FREEZER WITH BROKEN DOOR. THE DOOR MUST BE FORCED CLOSED WITH CARDBOARD; OBSERVED RUSTED RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE OR REPAIR RACKS AND TO REPAIR WALK IN FREEZER DOOR.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FANS AND RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN KITCHEN AREA WITH PLUMBING IN POOR REPAIR. WHEN WATER IN HAND SINK IS RAN IT LEAKS TO FLOOR THROUGH DISCONNECTED PIPE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE PRIMARY PIPING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PAN PLACED UNDERNEATH SINK TO CATCH WATER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LEAK.
  code 51
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTE WATER DISPOSAL AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. WHEN ONE COMPARTMENT DRAINS ANOTHER ONE FLOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER OUTSIDE OF REAR EXIT DOOR. UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT SUCH AS TRAYS AND CARTS STORED OUTSIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM THE PREMISES.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 20, 2022: 6 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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