Lucy's Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHSSTORED ONTOP OF UNUSED COOLERS, TOP OF PREP TABELS AND FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING LOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN HANDLE OF THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED NEAR THE DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND MAINTAN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE CHEST FREEERS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL CHEST FREEZERS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE PREP SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIRED AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED SLOW LEAKY UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HAND WASHING IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNUCESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST REMOVED UNUSED REFRIGERATION UNITS. • OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED SEVERAL WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA/REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CEILING TILES.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 23, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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