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Zaab E Lee Thai Street Food

March 12, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings2
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED DRY NOODLES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA UNCOVERED IN A BIN ON THE PREP TABLE SHELF. INSTRUCTED TO COVER FOOD ITEM TO PROTECT FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION. ALSO OBSERVED COOKING UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL DISHES AND UTENSIL AT LEAST SIX INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
code 39
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND SHELVING IN THE DISHWASHING AREA AND FOOD SPLATTER ON THE WALL IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE STORAGE HALLWAY IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE OR RE-ATTACH AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A HOLE/OPENING IN THE CEILING IN THE REAR SEATING AREA ENTRANCE NEAR SPEAKERS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLE AND OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY OR HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 12, 2025: 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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.