Luella's Southern Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED CUTTING BOARD AT COOK/ SERVICE LINE WITH DEEP CUTS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED CARDBOARD USED AS SHELF-LINING OF FRONT WATER/SODA REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE USING ONLY A SOLID NON-POROUS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE LINER.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED BATHROOM VENTS WITH HEAVY DUST BUILDUP, YELLOW EXPANDING FOAM FROM WALLS UNDERNEATH KITCHEN HANDWASH SINK AND BEHIND LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE. ALSO NOTED HOLES IN CEILING ABOVE KITCHEN HANDWASH SINK "REPAIRED" WITH STEEL WOOL AND TAPE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on July 8, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

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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