Iron Lotus

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 24, 2018
• address1443-1445 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Iron Lotus clean?

Iron Lotus is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 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 Iron Lotus?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 24, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(A)(A) THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE HEALTH EMPLOYEE POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HEALT EMPLOYEE POLICY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOU DATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO A VOMITING AND DIARRHEALS EVENTS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HANDWASHING SINKS IN PREP,BAR AND DISHWASHING AREAS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17(C)(C)OBSERVED READY TO EAT TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY-TO-EAT- TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11 MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS TO SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE UNDER COOKED AND POTENTIAL HYAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOODS(FISH/SUSHI)PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-203.12(A) VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE 2-DOOR PREP COOLERS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF FLOUR NOT LABELED IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11(A)(B)(C)OBSERVED ITEMS NOT ELEVATED 6INCHES OFF FLOOR IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11(A)(B)(C)OBSERVED ITEMS NOT ELEVATED 6INCHES OFF FLOOR IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 OBSERVED FORKS AND SPOONS STORED IMPROPERLY IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL UTENSILS SO THAT THEY ARE STORED WITH THE HANDLE UP TO PREVENT CONATAMINATION. COS
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 OBSERVED FORKS AND SPOONS STORED IMPROPERLY IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL UTENSILS SO THAT THEY ARE STORED WITH THE HANDLE UP TO PREVENT CONATAMINATION. COS
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • PA 100-03667 OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE WITH REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Iron Lotus last inspected?

Iron Lotus has 5 inspections on record going back to March 20, 2018.

Iron Lotus vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 August 24, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.