L & P Liquors

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 4, 2021
• address4001 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60630

Is L & P Liquors clean?

L & P Liquors is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 4, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at L & P Liquors?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 4, 2021, 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 • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HANDSINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER EQUIPPED WITH HAND SOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICE ADJACENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • FOUND INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE WITH VISIBLE MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCES (PINK AND BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE) SEVERE BUILD-UP LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE THE ICE WHICH TO BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO EMPTY ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN (WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE) AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE COOLERS. • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF HOT AND COLD HOLDING OF FOOD PRODUCTS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NOTED APPROXIMATELY 50 RODENT (RAT) DROPPINGS AND BURROWS IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMEND TO CALL LICENSED PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (A) NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT OR REPLACE METAL STORAGE RACKS WITH RUST ACCUMULATION INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FOUND NO SANITIZING TEST STRIPS (FOR CHLORINE) AVAILABLE FOR DETERMINING SANITIZING CONCENTRATION AT 3 COMPARTMENT SANITIZING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • FOUND NO SANITIZING TEST STRIPS (FOR CHLORINE) AVAILABLE FOR DETERMINING SANITIZING CONCENTRATION AT 3 COMPARTMENT SANITIZING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF BEER COOLERS BEHIND THE BAR.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED BEHIND ICE MACHINE AND MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL GREASE INTERCEPTOR OR GREASE BOX CONNECTED UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL GREASE INTERCEPTOR OR GREASE BOX CONNECTED UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM (FEMALE) RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM (FEMALE) RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE HEAVY WATER STAINED/MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE FRONT ENTRANCE BAR AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALL AND CEILING WITH PEELING PAINT AND DUST ACCUMULATION INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT ESPECIALLY UNDER AND AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND FLOORS THROUGHOUT LIQUOR STORE AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REORGANIZE AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED INSIDE REAR (2) STORAGE ROOMS. USABLE ITEMS (FOOD AND NON FOOD) MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING AND TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BROKEN MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BROKEN MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER (S) WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER (S) WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was L & P Liquors last inspected?

L & P Liquors has 2 inspections on record going back to October 28, 2020.

L & P Liquors vs Albany Park

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Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 January 4, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.