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Lucks Food
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 17, 2018
- address1109-1111 W Argyle St, Chicago 60640
Is Lucks Food clean?
Lucks Food is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 17, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Lucks Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 17, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(A) NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE IN PLACE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-102.11(A)(1)(2) NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, FREEZER AND REFRIGERATION UNITS STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A FOOD GRADE CONTAINER WITH TIGHT FITTING LID • 4-202.16 NOTED CARDBOARD BOXES USED TO LINE SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE DRY STORAGE AREA ON FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN MAINTAIN TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISE ESPECIALLY AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- -CRACKS AND UNEVEN FLOORS AT THE REAR PREP AREA WITH DIRT -FLOOR UNDERNEATH PALLETS AT THE REAR AND SECOND FLOOR FOOD AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. - INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST UPGRADE HOUSEKEEPING • 6-501.114 NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST ALSO PROVIDE INSPECTION AILES ESPECIALLY AT THE REAR AND SECOND FLOOR FOR PEST MONITORING. MUST UPGRADE HOUSEKEEPING. -
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367 NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION OR PROOF OF. INSTRUCTED TO REGISTER AND HAVE ONE UPON NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION.
When was Lucks Food last inspected?
Lucks Food has 15 inspections on record going back to September 7, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| August 17, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 8, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 18, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 11, 2017 | Fail | |
| February 23, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 26, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 1, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 18, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 1, 2013 | Pass |
Lucks Food vs Uptown
Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 August 17, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.