Lucky Food

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 31, 2020
• address617 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60644
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Lucky Food clean?

Lucky Food is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 31, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Lucky Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN DRINK COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THREE UNUSED ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZERS STORED ON PREMISE. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNCESSARY ARTICLES AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WORKING EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN. • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE REACH-IN DRINK COOLER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WORKING EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN. • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE REACH-IN DRINK COOLER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.

When was Lucky Food last inspected?

Lucky Food has 2 inspections on record going back to March 31, 2020.

Lucky Food vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 31, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.