Food Safety Report: Lao Sze Chuan, 4832 North Broadway, Chicago, IL, USA.

4832 North Broadway, Chicago, 60640 Illinois, United States

Report date: Sep 9, 2024
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: no employee health policy/verification available that each food employee has been informed of their responsibility to report information about their health and activities as they relate to disease transmissible through food. Must provide and maintain verification for each food employe. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010 citation issued

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain interior surfaces behind the door and behind the upper panel of the ice machine.

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: instructed to provide thermometer visible inside all coolers (reach-in cooler, prep cooler, walk-in cooler)

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: instructed to properly label all food storage containers identified with common name (flour, sugar, salt etc) in rear prep/storage area and in second floor storage room.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: found over 20 rodent (mice) droppings along the walls and in all corners in prep area, 15 droppings in rear dishwashing area under and behind dishmachine, 2o mice droppings along the walls and under chest freezer is second floor dry food storage room, also observed over 20 live fruit flies in rear mopsink area. Instructed to remove, clean and sanitize the affected areas. Recommend to contact licensed pest control for service. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020 (a) citation issued

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed not to use grocery bags for food storage inside all freezer and coolers in second floor storage room and in rear prep/storage area

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed to transfer food products from an open original can container (chunk pineapple, oyster sauce, pepper etc) into food grade container for proper food storage inside the reach-in cooler.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed to refinish or replace cutting board with stain and deep seams in prep area (by the prep sink).

54. Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain rear outside garbage area under and behind garbage dumpster and grease dumpster.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to regrout floor tiles with deep seams in rear prep/dishwashing area.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: certified food manager without an expired allergen training certificate. Instructed management, any person with city of chicago food service sanitation certificate to comply with current allergen training certification.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations not corrected from inspection report #2580836 issued on 08-28-2023 priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued #10 - observed no handwashing signage at the exposed handsinks in the rear prep area. Instructed the person in charge to provide handwashing signage at all handwashing sinks used by food employees and maintain. #39 - observed food containers stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler, prep and dry storage areas. Instructed the person in charge to properly store and protect food items from contamination while stored by elevating at least six inches from the floor and maintaining. #47 - observed cardboard used as liner on food prep equipment and dry storage shelving units. Instructed the person in charge to remove cardboard and ensure all nonfood-contact surfaces remain smooth and easily cleanable. #47 - observed rusted storage racks in walk-in cooler. Instructed the person in charge to remove rust and ensure nonfood-contact surfaces remain smooth and easily cleanable #49 - observed accumulated grease and food debris on interior and exterior surfaces of cooking equipment, prep tables, coolers, freezers, shelving units. Instructed the person in charge to clean and maintain. (nonfood contact surfaces) #55 - observed food debris and dirt buildup on the floors throughout the rear prep area. Instructed the person in charge to clean floors and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov