The Happy Lobster

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER AT AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 60F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE A MINIMUM COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005.THE MANAGER REPAIRED THE SERVICE COOLER AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 16, 2022: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.