LU'S DELI/ CATERING

Address: 26 E PEARSON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60611, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Nov 25, 2025

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (21 inspections)

• Pass — 2025-11-25 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2025-11-14 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2025-11-12 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED 2ND FLOOR HAND WASHING SINK NEAR DISH MACHINE WITH EYE WASH STATION HOOKED UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLETELY REM
• Pass — 2024-09-10 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PRO
• Fail — 2024-09-03 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: HAND SINK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DOES NOT HAVE HOT OR COLD WATER AVAILABLE INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAINPRIORITY VIOLATI
• No Entry — 2024-05-06 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2023-07-14 00:00:00 () 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD @ IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION 3 LBS STEAK MARINADE @58.0F, 30LBS COOKED ROAST BE
• Pass — 2022-11-08 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2022-10-31 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: No proof of pest control service, No log book on site, instructed manager to obtain a licensed pest control operator and keep a log for service
• No Entry — 2021-06-21 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-03-20 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: - OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP WAS BEING PREPARED. THE
• Pass — 2018-05-01 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA UNDER 1-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN
• Pass — 2017-04-11 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSULATION AROUND COOLING LINES AT WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. | 33. FOOD AND
• Pass — 2016-06-17 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE RIPPED GASKET ON THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• Pass — 2015-07-24 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2015-07-16 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2015-07-09 00:00:00 () 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED 20 SMALL FLYING INSECTS RESTING ON WALL
• Pass — 2015-05-22 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA. | 45. FOOD HANDL
• Pass — 2014-11-06 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: OBSERVED BULK FOOD PRODUCTS NOT LABELED UNDERNEATH THE PREP TABLE IN THE 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2014-01-14 00:00:00 () 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPER

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