Luella's Southern Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS, THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE, AND PREP TABLES.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE FAUCET OF THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN OR REPLACE THE CEILING TILES IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. CLEAN THE WALLS AROUND THE DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 23, 2020: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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