Lupito's Juice Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 26, 2015
• address2010 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Lupito's Juice Bar clean?

Lupito's Juice Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 26, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Lupito's Juice Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 26, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • OBSERVED NO SOAP AT EXPOSED SINK IN PREP AREA AND NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS/SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT ALL HAND SINKS IN PREP AREA, EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM, AND SHARED TOILET ROOM FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES OFF FLOOR IN DINING AREA.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

When was Lupito's Juice Bar last inspected?

Lupito's Juice Bar has 5 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2011.

Lupito's Juice Bar vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 October 26, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.