Luella's Southern Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• 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.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED STOVE, CONVECTION OVEN AND SMOKER IN KITCHEN IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED FLOORS UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF CLEANING.INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. ALSO NOTED SLIPPERY FLOORS IN LOBBY, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A SLIP FREE SURFACE. • NOTED CEILING SQUARE WITH VENT IN THE DISHROOM/ FOOD STORAGE AREA WITH DROPLETS OF WATER COMING FROM COVERED COOLING SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE WITH CEILING TILES THAT ARE A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASY TO CLEAN. MUST REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 17, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.