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Last Pit Stop Food
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 23, 2015
- address1964 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60640
Is Last Pit Stop Food clean?
Last Pit Stop Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 23, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Last Pit Stop Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 23, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP ON THE WALLS, CEILINGS, AND CONDERNSER OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST WALK-IN FREEZER REGULARLY TO PREVENT ICE AND FROST ACCUMULATION.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP ON THE WALLS, CEILINGS, AND CONDERNSER OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST WALK-IN FREEZER REGULARLY TO PREVENT ICE AND FROST ACCUMULATION.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE MAIN FOOD LINE AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND A HAND SINK IN THE REAR NOT CURRENTLY BEING USED WITH NO RUNNING WATER; THE PREP COOLER IN THE REAR IS ALSO UNPLUGGED AND THE FACILITY IS NO LONGER USING THE AREA FOR FOOD PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IF THE FACILITY IS NO LONGER USING PREP AREA. • FOUND NO DRAIN PLUGS FOR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DRAIN PLUGS FOR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN ONSITE AT AL TIMES.
When was Last Pit Stop Food last inspected?
Last Pit Stop Food has 7 inspections on record going back to July 2, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| August 3, 2016 | — | |
| July 26, 2016 | — | |
| November 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 3, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 2, 2014 | Fail |
Last Pit Stop Food vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 November 23, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.