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Lemon Tree Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 21, 2014
- address176 N Wells St, Chicago 60606
Is Lemon Tree Express clean?
Lemon Tree Express is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 21, 2014. 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 Lemon Tree Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS IN KITCHEN AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS IN KITCHEN AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE PEELING PAINT AT CEILING IN KITCHEN AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES WHERE NECESSARY.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE PEELING PAINT AT CEILING IN KITCHEN AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES WHERE NECESSARY.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE BURNT OUT BULBS AT CEILING IN KITCHEN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAK AT FAUCET OF 3-COMP SINK IN KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR.
When was Lemon Tree Express last inspected?
Lemon Tree Express has 6 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| October 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 14, 2014 | Fail | |
| July 16, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2012 | Pass |
Lemon Tree Express vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 October 21, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.