Lunch Box

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 2, 2024
• address906 S Homan Ave, Chicago 60624

Is Lunch Box clean?

Lunch Box is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 2, 2024. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Lunch Box?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 2, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO POSTED VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATION ON SITE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ORIGINAL VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED IN ADDITION TO PHYSICAL PRESENCE OF CERTIFIED MANAGER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED MISSING THEMOMETERS INSIDE COOLING UNITS ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISE UNDER ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND TRASH. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR REVIEW.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFCATE HOLDER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED COMPLIANCE SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2591526 ON MARCH 22, 2024. INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED OF LICENSE HOLDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-42-010 (B). CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED COMPLIANCE SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2591526 ON MARCH 22, 2024. INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED OF LICENSE HOLDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-42-010 (B). CITATION ISSUED.

When was Lunch Box last inspected?

Lunch Box has 9 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2019.

Lunch Box vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.