Food Safety Report: Luciano's Grocery-18th St, 1714 W 18th St, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60608 Illinois, United States

Report date: Oct 10, 2025
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: no person in charge on site during time of inspection. Priority foundation. No citation issued.

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: no city of chicago certified food manager on site while preparing/serving tcs foods (chicken, beef, pork). Instructed a city of chicago certified food manager must be on site at all times, foods are being prepared, served, and offered for sale. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012. Citation issued.

8. Hands clean & properly washed
- comments: food handler on site wearing gloves, touching garbage can, was about to handle some meat when he was instructed to wash his hands. He then wet his hands and grabbed some gloves. He was then instructed to discard of the gloves and properly wash his hands. Instructed to properly wash hands before/after wearing gloves, touching garbage can, body, phone, etc. Priority 7-38-010 citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no hand drying devices in the women/men's toilet room. Instructed to provide and maintain hand drying devices at the hand washing sinks. Priority foundation 7-38-030(c) citation issued

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: found 40 rodent droppings in the corner of the middle storage area and 20 in the storage area by the 3-compartment sink. Instructed to remove all droppings, sanitize the affected areas and maintain. Priority foundation 7-38-020 (a) citation issued

41. Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
- comments: wiping cloths not properly stored when not in use. Instructed to store in sanitizing solution (must be at the required ppm) when not in use. Maintain same.

46. Gloves used properly
- comments: food handler wearing gloves and touching the the garbage can. Instructed to change gloves when contaminating them. Maintain same.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: leak at the base and elbow of the faucet on the 3-compartment sink. Instructed to fix and maintain leak.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floors in the corners and under/around the coolers/freezers with food, dirt and debris. Instructed to clen and maintain floors throughout.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: vent cover missing from upper wall in front of the walk in cooler by the liquor stock. Damaged ceiling and holes in that same area. Instructed to fix and maintain all to be smooth and easily cleanable.

Source: chicago.gov