The Happy Lobster

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: LICENSE NUMBER NEEDED ON BOTH LATERAL SIDES OF TRUCK 2 INCH SIZE OR LARGER INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: SCREENS NEEDED ON SERVICE WINDOWS WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NEW LARGE CUTTING BOARD NEEDED FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR REMOVE BOARD COMPLETELY FROM TRUCK. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 3, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.