Lux Galerie

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedFebruary 11, 2021
• address4012 S Western Ave, Chicago 60609

Is Lux Galerie clean?

Lux Galerie is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 11, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Lux Galerie?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • Violation Codes: 2-102.14(O) Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • Violation Codes: 2-501.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(NO CITATION ISSUED).
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • Violation Codes: 6-301.14 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINKS .
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • Violation Codes: 6-202.15 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED AN APPX. "1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • Violation Codes: 4-501.11 Inspector Comments: MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS AT SERVICE COUNTER.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED DUMP SINK AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER WITHOUT COLD & HOT RUNNING WATER.DUMP SINK NOT BEING USED PREPACKAGED BOTTLE JUICES & WATER WILL BE PROVIDED.IF OPEN FOOD & BEVERAGES WILL BE DISPENSED FROM THIS AREA MUST CONNECT PLUMBING.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • Violation Codes: 5-501.17 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM. • Violation Codes: 6-501.19 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR THAT IS ADJACENT TO PREP AREA.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • Violation Codes: 5-501.17 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM. • Violation Codes: 6-501.19 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR THAT IS ADJACENT TO PREP AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Violation Codes: 6-501.114 Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN FURNACE ROOM & REAR ELECTRICAL CLOSET. • Violation Codes: 6-201.13 Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE MISSING WALL BASES IN TOILET ROOM AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Violation Codes: 6-202.11 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE MORE LIGHTING IN REAR PREP AREA.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Violation Codes: 6-202.11 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE MORE LIGHTING IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Lux Galerie last inspected?

Lux Galerie has 4 inspections on record going back to February 4, 2021.

Lux Galerie vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 February 11, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.