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Lotus Seed
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 25, 2022
- address5100 N Broadway, Chicago 60640
Is Lotus Seed clean?
Lotus Seed is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 25, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Lotus Seed?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 2-DOOR REACH IN MEAT COOLER RUBBER DOOR GASKETS RIPPED. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN SAID COOLER DOOR GASKETS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • VENTILATION HOOD AND HOOD FILTERS WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD AND HOOD FILTERS. • OBSERVED FOOD BUILD-UP ON ALL SHELVES AT PREP AREAS. MUST CLEAN ALL SHELVES AND MAINTAIN
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MISSING STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. • DISHWASH AREA HANDWASH SINK HOT WATER HANDLE STRIPPED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Lotus Seed last inspected?
Lotus Seed has 8 inspections on record going back to December 19, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| March 25, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2020 | Pass | |
| November 26, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 3, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 24, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 19, 2018 | — |
Lotus Seed vs Edgewater
Edgewater runs 64% clean across 997 tracked restaurants — 633 clean, 186 mid, 172 cooked.
Against the 997 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 March 25, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.