Lobo Rey

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 24, 2019
• address1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60605

Is Lobo Rey clean?

Lobo Rey is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 24, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lobo Rey?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 24, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.12 (F) OBSERVED FOOD PREP AREA AND SINGLE USE/ SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED UNDER WASTE WATER/SEWER LINES IN REAR AREA OF FACILITY. MUST ENCASE ALL WASTE WATER/ SEWER LINE ABOVE PREP AREA AND STORAGE AREA OF FACILITY AND MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.12 (F) OBSERVED FOOD PREP AREA AND SINGLE USE/ SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED UNDER WASTE WATER/SEWER LINES IN REAR AREA OF FACILITY. MUST ENCASE ALL WASTE WATER/ SEWER LINE ABOVE PREP AREA AND STORAGE AREA OF FACILITY AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS SERVING AND PREPING FOOD WITHOUT REQUIRED HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN WHEN HANDLING FOOD.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS SERVING AND PREPING FOOD WITHOUT REQUIRED HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN WHEN HANDLING FOOD.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN REAR PREP KITCHEN AREA (COOK LINE) IN DISREPAIR DOOR BROKEN(FALLS OFF). MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREP KITCHEN WITH ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS REACH IN COOLERS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED FACILITY BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE IN DISREPAIR AT MOP SINK IN REAR OF FACILITY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA OFF MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA IN DISREPAIR BARE CEMENT PORUS FLOOR AND BROKEN NEAR WALK IN COOLER ALLOWING WATER POOLING CONDITION FOR PEST HARBORAGE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ON SITE FOR INSPECTION REVIEW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES ON SITE FOR INSPECTION REVIEW.

When was Lobo Rey last inspected?

Lobo Rey has 7 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2017.

Lobo Rey vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 January 24, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.