Lumes Pancake House

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF INSECT ACTIVITY IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA APPROX 4 LIVE ROACHES...THE DISH STORAGE RACK APPROX 5 LIVE ROACHES...FRONT PREP AREA 2 LIVE ROACHES AND SEVERAL DEAD INSECTS ON REAR THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREAS AS NEEDED. CONTACT PEST CONTROL SERVICE AND HAVE INSPECTION AND SERVICE BEFORE RETURN DATE OF DECEMBER THE 2ND. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LOWER SHELVING OF ALL PREP AREAS IN THE REAR FOOD SERVICE AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN ALL WALK IN COOLING AND FREEZER UNITS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING OF DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF ALL COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE,SPILLAGE OR SPLATTER BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AS WELL. AS WELL AS A BUILD UP OF DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS UNDER THE 10 BURNER UNIT IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WATER KNOB UNDER THE SINK ATTACHED TO THE SPRAYER HOSE OF THE DISH WASHING MACHINE AREA LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA UNDER AND AROUND COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 10, 2025: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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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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