Lips Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: 2-101.11: OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE WITH NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE AND NO PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE WITH A VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
  code 2Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15: OBSERVED THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS WITH SMALL OPENINGS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL MENTIONED DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: 4-301.12: OBSERVED ONE MISSING SINK STOPPER FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 48
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-303.11: OBSERVED NO WORKING LIGHTS IN THE DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CLOSET IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE MENTIONED AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 5, 2024: 4 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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