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Zaab E Lee Thai Street Food

May 12, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: : 3-307.11--- MUST PROPERLY PROTECT FOODS TO BE STORED IN A TALL REACH-IN COOLER IN THE HALLWAY TO THE WASHROOM WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE ACCESS.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-602.13--- MUST NOT USE RAW WOOD AS LINER UNDER THE MICROWAVE OVEN.----PEELING PLASTIC ON THE EXTERIOR DOOR OF THE DEEP FRYER AND ALL EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE SMALL BOX FREEZER. MUST REMOVE PEELING PLASTIC FROM ALL.----EXTERIOR OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND RUST. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. 4-601.11(B)--- INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: : 5-203.13--- NO UTILITY MOP SINK ON THE PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE A UTILITY MOP SINK THAT PROPERLY DRAINS WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: : 6-501.114--- ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOMS AND CLOSETS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING AND ALL OTHER NEED ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS. 6-201.11--- WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILE IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM MUST BE REPLACE.----HOLE NOTED IN THE WALL BASEBOARD UNDER THE PREP HAND WASHING SINK. MUST SEAL.----EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER ON THE WALL NEXT TO THE HOOD EXHAUST, UNDER AND BEHIND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.----FLOORS SURROUNDING THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP WITH GREASE AND RUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----NOTED EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM SEALANT THAT IS BUMPY AND UNEVEN ON AREAS OF THE KITCHEN CEILING. MUST REMOVE, SMOOTH DOWN TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. : 6-501.12--- EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE HOOD EXHAUST FILTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 9, 2025: 4 findings recurred. 2 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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