Lulu Food Mart, Inc.

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 22, 2015
• address637 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Lulu Food Mart, Inc. clean?

Lulu Food Mart, Inc. is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 22, 2015. 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 Food Mart, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 22, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • OBSERVED 5- DOOR REACH IN COOLER AT 56.9F WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED INSIDE FOR SALE.A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT.ONCE REPAIRED FAX LETTER TO (312)746-4240 WHEN READY.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 40.0F OR BELOW.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A)
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED INSIDE OF ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER SUCH AS 7-DOZEN EGGS 59.6F-60.0F,3-GALLONS MILK 61.0F,OUTDATED PREPACKAGED FOODS STORED INSIDE OF DELI DISPLAY UNIT 4-4LBS. SLICED HAM DATED 6/18/15,3- 3LBS.SALAMI DATED 5/25 & 5/26,MOLDED AND SLIMY 8LBS. CORNED BEEF CHUB,3LBS. TURKEY CHUB,5LBS.ITALIAN BEEF /AUJUS.PRODUCT WAS DUMPED AND DENATURED.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING AT 40.0F OR BELOW,ROTATE STOCK ON A DAILY BASIS.APPX.33LBS.$87.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A).
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED IMPROPER PEST CONTROL OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX.15 LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING IN UNUSED PREP COOLER AND ON FLOOR UNDER SAME,ON CANS OF CHEESE SAUCE ON FLOOR UNDER COUNTER,ON FLOOR UNDER DELI DISPLAY UNIT.ALSO APPX.50 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR BEHIND CHEST FREEZER IN REAR ,ON LOWER SHELF IN REAR STORAGE AREA,UNDER SOME DISPLAY UNITS ON SALES FLOOR.ALSO FRONT DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ALONG BOTTOM.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOOR.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 6/22/15.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANGER ON DUTY AND NO CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED ,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS COOKED GROUND BEEF,CHEESE SAUCE,SLICING OF LUNCHEON MEATS.MUST PROVIDE AND POST CERTIFICATE AND ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES .(SERIOUS 7-38-012)
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A DRAINBOARD AT 3- COMP SINK.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A DRAINBOARD AT 3- COMP SINK.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN UNUSED AND USED EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA,PREP TABLES,ALL SINKS,DISPLAY SHELVES AT SERVICE COUNTER AND SALES FLOOR.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.MUST MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.MUST MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST FINISH WALLS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND STAINED CEILING TILES ,LOOSE AND MISSING WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST FINISH WALLS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND STAINED CEILING TILES ,LOOSE AND MISSING WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILETROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK,BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK.MUST REPAIR ADDITIONAL HAND SINK IN PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE,ELEVATE,ORGANIZE ARTICLES FROM IN BETWEEN WALLS,IN REAR STORAGE AREA,(UNUSED EQUIPMENT,FREEZERS,COOLERS,ETC.)

When was Lulu Food Mart, Inc. last inspected?

Lulu Food Mart, Inc. has 8 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2013.

Lulu Food Mart, Inc. 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 June 22, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.