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Da Lobsta French Market
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 24, 2018
- address131 N Clinton St, Chicago 60661
- cuisineFrench Market Space
Is Da Lobsta French Market clean?
Da Lobsta French Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 24, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Da Lobsta French Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 24, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalFacilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • Observed 2 door turbo air cooler, holding potentially hazardous foods, at improper temperature of 49.2f,. Said cooler was tagged at time of inspection. Operation instructed not to removed tag. Instructed site to have unit serviced and ensure cooler unit holds at 40 degrees or less. Contact CDPH for tag removal. Critical violation #7-38-005 (A)
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • Observed potentially hazardous food stored at improper temperature of, in 2 door turbo air cooler: 49.7f, 3lbs of raw shrimp, at a value of $20.00 45.5f, 10lbs, of cooked lobster claw meat, at a value of $200.00 45.9f to 47.3f, 11.5lbs of baked macaroni and cheese, at a value of $9.50 50.7f, 3lbs of tarragon aioli, at a value of $10.00 46.7f, 2lbs of heavy cream, at a value of $3.00 47.6f, 4lbs of havarti cheese slices, at a value of $20.00 Site voluntarily discarded and denatured a total weight 35.5lbs at a total value $262.50 Informed manager that potentially hazardous must be at 40f or lower for cold foods and 140f or more for hot foods at all times. Critical violation #7-38-005 (A)
- ❓food from a questionable sourcecriticalAdequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • Observed blocked exposed hand sink. At time of inspection sink basin was blocked with red sanitizing bucket, full of dirty rags, adjacent to 2 green dish towels, located in basin, as well. Also entrance to exposed hand sink was blocked with blue 30-gallon storage tote. Informed site that exposed hand sinks must be accessible. Site corrected violation during inspection. Critical violation #7-38-030
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • No city of Chicago certified manager, on site during inspection while potentially hazardous foods; cooked lobster meat, macaroni and cheese, tarragon aioli, etc., were being prepared or served. Instructed to have a certified manager on site at all times when potentially hazardous foods are being prepared or served. Serious Violation 7-38-012
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Observed broken and cracked door gaskets on 2 door turbo cooler and 1 door cooler used for dry storage. Instructed manager to repair/replace and maintain at all times.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Observed broken and cracked door gaskets on 2 door turbo cooler and 1 door cooler used for dry storage. Instructed manager to repair/replace and maintain at all times.
When was Da Lobsta French Market last inspected?
Da Lobsta French Market has 4 inspections on record going back to December 14, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| May 11, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| April 24, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 14, 2017 | Pass |
Da Lobsta French Market vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 9% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 24, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.