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CAFE LACUNA

2150 S CANALPORT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60608 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

CAFE LACUNA has been inspected 4 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since April 6, 2017. The most recent inspection, on July 7, 2023, found no infractions.

2 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on April 6, 2017. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 21, 2017. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

4 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    0 infractions

  3. License Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED RAW WOOD COLUMNS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND RAW WOOD BEHIND THE HOSTESS STAND. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PAINT OR SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NO GREASE TRAP PROVIDED UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL. MUST INSTALL A SPLASHGUARD IN BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  4. License

    3 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION. OBSERVED NO SNEEZEGUARD OR BARRIER IN BETWEEN THE FOOD PREP AREA ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BAR WHERE CUSTOMERS ARE SEATED AND CAN WALK BY. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SNEEZEGUARD OF SUFFICIENT HEIGHT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED RAW WOOD COLUMNS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND RAW WOOD BEHIND THE HOSTESS STAND. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PAINT OR SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NO GREASE TRAP PROVIDED UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL. MUST INSTALL A SPLASHGUARD IN BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

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