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Lulu Deli & Ice Cream
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 17, 2026
- address619 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
Is Lulu Deli & Ice Cream clean?
Lulu Deli & Ice Cream is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 17, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Lulu Deli & Ice Cream?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THE CERTIFIED MANAGER AND THEIR ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • NOTED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL FOOD TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOOD COOKED, DELIVERED AND SERVED. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN PROPER THERMOMETERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED CUTTING BOARD AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DEEP STAINS AND CUTS. INSTRCUTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE BY SANDING AND SEALING OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID FOR TRASHCANToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID FOR TRASHCAN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED UNUSED EQUIPMENT STACKED IN CORNER ON FLOOR BEHIND PREP ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT. ALL KEPT ITEMS ARE TO BE STORED ON PROPER SHELVING THAT IS A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES OFF THE GROUND.
When was Lulu Deli & Ice Cream last inspected?
Lulu Deli & Ice Cream has 4 inspections on record going back to August 13, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2026 | Fail | |
| September 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 18, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 13, 2025 | — |
Lulu Deli & Ice Cream vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 July 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.