Wing Wah Lau

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Inspections

1. Oct 3, 2025 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     WORN FLOOR GROUT LINES THROUGH OUT PREP AREA IN FRONT OF WOK LINE. INSTD TO RE GROUT FLOOR SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

2. Sep 26, 2025 Complaint · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

     OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A BODILY FLUID SPILL KIT FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS WITHOUT PROPER SANITIZER TO DISINFECT NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO OBTAIN A CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES (INCLUDING SANITIZER EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS) ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY CLEAN UP ANY VOMIT OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED

   • Severity not stated

     TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED

     EMPLOYEES PERSONAL CARE ITEMS IMPROPERLY STORED ON FOOD STORAGE SHELVES. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA AND MAINTAIN

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY WITH APPROX. 100 SMALL LIVE FLIES NOTED DURING INSPECTION. FLY ACTIVITY WAS NOTED IN EQUIPMENT CLOSET, WALL NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, IN DINING AREA, NEAR AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN FRYER CABINETS. INSTD TO REMOVE FLIES, DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

     OBSERVED PIC WITH FOOD DEBRIS ON CLOTHING. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR A CLEAN APRON AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     ALUMINUM FOIL NOTED ON EXTERIOR OF STOVE AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. CARDBOARD LINING NOTED ON SHELVING THROUGH OUT. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL FOIL AND CARDBOARD SO AS SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, NON POROUS, AND EASILY CLEANABLE

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     CUTTING BOARDS STAINED AND WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN SAME

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     THE FOLLOWING WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION: ENTIRE WOK LINE, ATTACHED DRIP TRAYS, EXTERIOR/INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS INCLUDING DOORS AND RUBBER GASKETS, FRYERS, STOVE, MICROWAVE, ALL STORAGE SHELVES, ALL PREP TABLES, AND ALL ATTACHED PIPING THROUGH OUT. INSTD TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN .

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES NOT CLEAN. (URINAL, TOILET AND SINKS). INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     FLOOR THROUGH OUT PREMISES ALONG WALL BASE, UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, FREEZERS, REFRIGERATION UNITS, AND PREP TABLES WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. WALLS THROUGH OUT PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, WITH WORN SURFACES. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     WORN FLOOR GROUT LINES THROUGH OUT PREP AREA IN FRONT OF WOK LINE. INSTD TO RE GROUT FLOOR SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

   • Severity not stated

     ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

     MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER. INSDT TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE

3. Sep 18, 2024 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     OBSERVED COLD HOLD UNITS WITH BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVING IN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     OBSERVED TAPE USED ON PIPE NEAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND PROPERLY RE

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR KITCHEN AREA AS WELL AS FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED ALL AIR VENTS THROUGHOUT FACILTIY COVERED WITH THICK LAYER OF DUST AND GRIME. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON FILTERS IN HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

4. Sep 11, 2024 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 MOUSE DROPPINGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: REAR WASHROOM FLOOR AND ON TOP OF ITEMS STORED IN WASHROOM, BEHIND CHEST FREEZER IN KITCHEN, ALONG FLOOR IN UNUSED BAR AREA, BEHIND TOOLS AND BOXES STORED ON FLOOR IN KITCHENS, ON CONTAINERS STORED ON SHELVING, ALONG WINDOWSILL AT REAR OF KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL MOUSE DROPPINGS, SANITIZE AREAS AND INFORM PEST CONTROL OF NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     OBSERVED CARDBOARD COVERING TOP OF FREEZER UNIT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     OBSERVED COLD HOLD UNITS WITH BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIME ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVING IN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     OBSERVED TAPE USED ON PIPE NEAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND PROPERLY REPAIR.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR KITCHEN AREA AS WELL AS FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED ALL AIR VENTS THROUGHOUT FACILTIY COVERED WITH THICK LAYER OF DUST AND GRIME. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON FILTERS IN HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

5. Aug 3, 2023 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     6-301.14- OBESRVED MISSING HANDWASH SIGN IN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

     3-302.12- OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     4-101.11(B, C, D, E)- OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER AND COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-501.12-OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.

6. Jul 27, 2023 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBESRVED MISSING HANDWASH SIGN IN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

   • Serious Priority

     PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

     OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE REAR PREP COLD TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR; 10LBS OF BEEF AT 50.1F AND 1LB OF SHRIMP AT 48.1F. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 11LBS AT $50.00. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

     OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER AND COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

     OBSERVED WATER BACKING UP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM 2ND SINK BASIN, WATER BACKS UP INTO 1ST AND 3RD SINK BASINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR BEFORE RE-INSPECTION DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.

7. Jul 5, 2022 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     ALUMINUM FOIL ON STOVE AND EQUIPMENT. PLASTIC LINING ON SIDES AND FRONT OF WOK STATION. INSTD TO REMOVE FOIL AND PLASTIC LINING AND MAINTAIN SURFACE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE. DUCT TAPE BEING USED TO SECURE GASKETS ON COOLERS AND FREEZERS. INSTD TO REMOVE DUCT TAPE AND REPAIR/REPLACE WITH PROPER MATERIAL. DUCT TAPE IS PROHIBITED

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF STOVE, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF FRYERS, INBETWEEN FRYERS, ENTIRE WOK LINE, INCLUDING ALL ATTACHED PIPING, UNDERNEATH BURNERS, DRIP TRAYS, AND EXTERIOR SIDES ENCRUSTED WITH HEAVY GREASE/DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. STORAGE SHELVES THROUGH OUT NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME. EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP AT INTERIOR OF CHEST FREEZERS. INSTD TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     FLOOR THROUGH OUT PREMISES, ESPECIALLY UNDER AND BEHIND ENTIRE COOKING LINE HEAVILY ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD/DEBRIS/GREASE ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     CLUTTER/UNUSED BOXES/PAPER AND EQUIPMENT AND FRONT BAR AREA THAT IS NOT IN USE. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL AND MAINTAIN AREA CLEAN AT ALL TIMES.