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Red Pepper's Lounge
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 21, 2024
- address426 E 87Th St, Chicago 60619
Is Red Pepper's Lounge clean?
Red Pepper's Lounge is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 21, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Red Pepper's Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE AT THE FRONT WEST BAR. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER OR IN THE ICE HANDLE UP WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE AT THE FRONT WEST BAR. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER OR IN THE ICE HANDLE UP WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • BAR GUN HOLDER IN THE FRONT EAST BAR WITH PINKISH BUILD UP. -INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR WITH A BLACK AND PINKISH BUILD UP ON THE WHITE PANEL. -INTERIOR OF THE MOP SINK WITH BLACK STAINS. -REAR REACH IN FREEZER WITH THICK ICE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • HOT WATER PRESSURE AT THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IS LOW. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE AND MAINTAIN. • MOP SINK IN REAR CLOSET HAS NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE BAR, STORAGE AND PREP AREAS WITH FOOD, DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • THE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOMS NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN WORKING VENTILATION.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • THE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOMS NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN WORKING VENTILATION.
When was Red Pepper's Lounge last inspected?
Red Pepper's Lounge has 11 inspections on record going back to July 13, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 2, 2021 | Pass | |
| December 26, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 19, 2017 | Fail | |
| December 11, 2017 | — | |
| October 27, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2015 | Fail | |
| January 29, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 25, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 23, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2012 | Fail |
Red Pepper's Lounge vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 21, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.