Lulu's Grocery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE REACH IN COOLER AT 45.4F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL FACILITIES AT 40F OR BELOW. OBSERVED A ICE CREAM FREEZER NOT TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FACILITIES OPERATABLE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 2Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK OR PEST CONTROL SERVICE FOR PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL. OBSERVED TWO BACK EXIT DOORS; ONE IN THE BASEMENT AND ONE ON THE 1ST FLOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH A 1/4 INCH GAP. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID EXITS RODENT PROOFED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUMPSTER DOES NOT HAVE THE CORRECT ADDRESS FOR THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER ADDRESS ON DUMPSTER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 19
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO MOP SINK ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MOP SINK WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
  code 38

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Compared with Not Ready on June 18, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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