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Luciano's Grocery-18Th St

October 10, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings4

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Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: NO PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 1Priority
handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO HAND DRYING DEVICES IN THE WOMEN/MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HAND DRYING DEVICES AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(c) CITATION ISSUED
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, BEEF, PORK). INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES, FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, SERVED, AND OFFERED FOR SALE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER ON SITE WEARING GLOVES, TOUCHING GARBAGE CAN, WAS ABOUT TO HANDLE SOME MEAT WHEN HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO WASH HIS HANDS. HE THEN WET HIS HANDS AND GRABBED SOME GLOVES. HE WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD OF THE GLOVES AND PROPERLY WASH HIS HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS BEFORE/AFTER WEARING GLOVES, TOUCHING GARBAGE CAN, BODY, PHONE, ETC. PRIORITY 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
code 8Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: FOUND 40 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE CORNER OF THE MIDDLE STORAGE AREA AND 20 IN THE STORAGE AREA BY THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020 (a) CITATION ISSUED
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 41
Gloves Used Properly

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER WEARING GLOVES AND TOUCHING THE THE GARBAGE CAN. INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE GLOVES WHEN CONTAMINATING THEM. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 46
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: LEAK AT THE BASE AND ELBOW OF THE FAUCET ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN LEAK.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND THE COOLERS/FREEZERS WITH FOOD, DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT. • VENT COVER MISSING FROM UPPER WALL IN FRONT OF THE WALK IN COOLER BY THE LIQUOR STOCK. DAMAGED CEILING AND HOLES IN THAT SAME AREA. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN ALL TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 55

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