Lake Food

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 16, 2016
• address3400 W Lake St, Chicago 60624
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Lake Food clean?

Lake Food is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 16, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Lake Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 16, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. OVERFLOWING TRASH NOTED IN THE RECEPTACLE WITH LID 5 INCHES ABOVE THE RIM. LIDS MUST BE KEPT CLOSED AT ALL TIMES.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. OVERFLOWING TRASH NOTED IN THE RECEPTACLE WITH LID 5 INCHES ABOVE THE RIM. LIDS MUST BE KEPT CLOSED AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT ALL SHELVES INSIDE COOLERS AND STORAGE/DISPLAY SHELVES WHERE SURFACES ARE CHIPPED, ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE CRACKED GLASS IN DELI CASE NOW IN REAR WHERE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IS LOCATED. REMOVE CONTACT PAPER FROM SHELVES INSIDE SAME DELI CASE IN REAR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT ALL SHELVES INSIDE COOLERS AND STORAGE/DISPLAY SHELVES WHERE SURFACES ARE CHIPPED, ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE CRACKED GLASS IN DELI CASE NOW IN REAR WHERE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IS LOCATED. REMOVE CONTACT PAPER FROM SHELVES INSIDE SAME DELI CASE IN REAR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF ALL USED AND UNUSED COOLERS AND FREEZERS, ALL SINKS, AND EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR AND STAIRS LEADING INTO BASEMENT(DEBRIS, CIGARETTE BUTTS).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR AND STAIRS LEADING INTO BASEMENT(DEBRIS, CIGARETTE BUTTS).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS, DOORS, BASEBOARDS, CEILINGS THROUGHOUT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS, DOORS, BASEBOARDS, CEILINGS THROUGHOUT.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTALL A MOP SINK ON PREMISES.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MASSIVE CLUTTER FOUND ON FLOOR INSIDE UTILITY CLOSET NEAR WASHROOM AND ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM PREMISES AND KEEP AREAS FREE OF CLUTTER.

When was Lake Food last inspected?

Lake Food has 3 inspections on record going back to February 5, 2016.

Lake Food vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 February 16, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.