Lucy's Bazaar

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 2, 2021
• address3935 S California Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Lucy's Bazaar clean?

Lucy's Bazaar is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 2, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Lucy's Bazaar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR SUCH EVENTS THAT CAN POSSIBLY OCCUR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • REFRIGERATION UNIT NOT ON. INSTD TO HAVE ON AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NO FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK OR PROOF OF SERVICE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME AND MAINTAIN LOGBOOK ON SITE FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C)
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO SERVICE/UTILITY SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NO LICENSED GARBAGE DISPOSAL SERVICE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NO LICENSED GARBAGE DISPOSAL SERVICE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • WALL AROUND DOOR FRAME IN TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR. TOILET ROOM FLOOR WITH WORN SURFACE. INSTD TO REPAIR WALL AND FLOOR AND MAINTAIN SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN AND EASILY CLEANABLE

When was Lucy's Bazaar last inspected?

Lucy's Bazaar has 1 inspection on record going back to July 2, 2021.

Lucy's Bazaar vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 July 2, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.