Lula Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 16, 2011
• address2537 -2541 N Kedzie Blvd, Chicago 60647

Is Lula Cafe clean?

Lula Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lula Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKET AT 2 DOOR COOLER IN BASEMENT,CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP CUTS MUST BE REPLACED.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKET AT 2 DOOR COOLER IN BASEMENT,CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP CUTS MUST BE REPLACED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.THE FOLLOWING REQUIRES DETAIL CLEANING MANUAL CAN OPENER,HOUSING ATTACHED,BAR GUN,HOUSING ATTACHED BAR,SHELVING,FAN COVERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER,TOPS/BOTTTOMS OF PREP TABLES INCLUDING LEGS OF EQUIPMENTS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN CEILING,ATTACHED EQUIPMENTS AT MAIN KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN,SEAL OPENINGS AT CEILING OVER DRY STORAGE SHELVINGS LOCATED AT NORTH BASEMENT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN CEILING,ATTACHED EQUIPMENTS AT MAIN KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN,SEAL OPENINGS AT CEILING OVER DRY STORAGE SHELVINGS LOCATED AT NORTH BASEMENT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR WATER LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET 3 COMP SINK BAR.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MAINTAIN WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MAINTAIN WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.

When was Lula Cafe last inspected?

Lula Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to October 7, 2010.

Lula Cafe vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 June 16, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.