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Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 4, 2024
- address2454-2458 W Montrose Ave, Cchicago 60618
- cuisineBakery
Is Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop clean?
Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 4, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASING SINK AT THE FRONT COFFEE PREP STATION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOODS AND MAINTAIN.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOODS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE RUST AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FLOUR ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop last inspected?
Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop has 18 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 4, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 8, 2021 | Fail | |
| January 16, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 8, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 7, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 22, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 15, 2015 | Fail | |
| May 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 14, 2014 | Fail |
Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 32% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 293 clean, 67 mid, 556 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 68% 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 December 4, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.