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La Luce
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 3, 2016
- address1393 W Lake St, Chicago 60607
Is La Luce clean?
La Luce is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 3, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at La Luce?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ☠️toxic items stored near foodNo Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • 2 LARGE ROACHES AND 1 SMALL NOTED CRAWLING ON BASEMENT FLOOR. 1 LARGE LIVE ROACH NOTED IN BAR AREA. NUMEROUS DEAD ROACHES NOTED ON GLUEBOARDS. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL ROACHES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
- ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT NOT DISPLAYED NOR VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. INSTD TO DISPLAY SUMMARY AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010B SERIOUS.* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT NOT DISPLAYED NOR VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. INSTD TO DISPLAY SUMMARY AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010B SERIOUS.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CARDBOARD LINING ON BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES. ALUMINUM FOIL ON INTERIOR OF FRYERS. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD AND FOIL AND CLEAN SURFACES. INSTD TO HAVE SURFACES SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CARDBOARD LINING ON BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES. ALUMINUM FOIL ON INTERIOR OF FRYERS. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD AND FOIL AND CLEAN SURFACES. INSTD TO HAVE SURFACES SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE, INTERIOR BOTTOM/EXTERIOR OF FRYERS, ALL LEGS AND WHEELS OF ALL EQUIPMENT, UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES, AND 2ND FLOOR BAR SINKS NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR UNDER 1ST FLOOR COOKING LINE AND BASEMENT FLOOR NOT CLEAN AND WET SURFACES (WASHER AND BEVERAGE LINES). INSTD TO MAINTAIN CLEAN AND DRY.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR UNDER 1ST FLOOR COOKING LINE AND BASEMENT FLOOR NOT CLEAN AND WET SURFACES (WASHER AND BEVERAGE LINES). INSTD TO MAINTAIN CLEAN AND DRY.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FILTERS, ATTACHED PIPING AND ELECTRICAL NEXT TO COOKING HOOD WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FILTERS, ATTACHED PIPING AND ELECTRICAL NEXT TO COOKING HOOD WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • 1-BURNER CONNECTED STOVE IN BASEMENT WITHOUT VENTILATION. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO MAINTAIN PROPER RECORDS, LOGS.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO MAINTAIN PROPER RECORDS, LOGS.
When was La Luce last inspected?
La Luce has 16 inspections on record going back to June 4, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| June 29, 2016 | — | |
| June 16, 2016 | — | |
| June 3, 2016 | Fail | |
| March 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2016 | Fail | |
| July 15, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 19, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 12, 2015 | Fail | |
| May 9, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 29, 2014 | Fail |
La Luce vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 June 3, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.