Lucky Groceries

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Inspections

1. Apr 29, 2026 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 3 (Low)

   Result: Pass.

2. Apr 27, 2026 Complaint Re-Inspection · Fail — Risk 3 (Low)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH SOME BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     4-204.112(B) NOTED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN COLD HOLD UNIT CONTAINING PREPACKAGED TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     6-501.112 OBSERVED DEAD ROACH ACTIVITY ON FLOORS, WALLS, AND DOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS THROUGHOUT.

   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     4-202.16 OBSERVED MILK AND SODA CRATES BEING STORED IN THE BACK ROOM AS SHELVING. MUST REMOVE OR STORE CRATES ON SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     4-101.17 OBSERVED RAW WOOD USED AS SHELVING AND ON EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT, REAR, AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. MUST FINISH WITH A HIGH GLOSS PAINT TO PROVIDE A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     5-205.15 OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE FAUCET AT MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-501.12 OBSERVED HEAVY BUILDUP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS IN ALL CORNERS AND ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-501.11 OBSERVED CRACKED, DAMAGED, MISSING, BROKEN, HOLES IN FLOOR TILES REVEALING BROKEN WOOD/HOLES IN FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA NEAR RESTROOM AND UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, NEAR WALK-IN COOLER, NEAR FRONT OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED

     OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED. FROM REPORT# 2635273 DATED 04/20/2026. ROACH #38. ROACH INFESTATION. OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY ON PREMISES IN REAR ON FLOOR UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, IN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, ON FLOOR UNDER PREP TABLE IN REAR, ON PREP TABLE IN REAR, ON WALL ABOVE ICE MACHINE, IN FRONT OFFICE AREA ON DOOR AND ON FLOOR, AND ON RACKS IN REAR STORAGE AREA. PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

3. Apr 20, 2026 Complaint · Fail — Risk 3 (Low)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

     OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

     OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE. BASIN WAS FILLED WITH UTENSILS AND A PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED THAT SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT HANDSINK IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORIRTY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. #7-30-030(C).

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

     OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH SOME BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     NOTED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN COLD HOLD UNIT CONTAINING PREPACKAGED TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 15 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE STORAGE CLOSET IN REAR NEAR ICE FREEZER. ALSO OBSERVED LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY ON PREMISES IN REAR ON FLOOR UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, ON PREP TABLE NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, ON WALL BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK, IN REAR STORAGE AREA IN WASHROOM ON FLOORS AND DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED DEAD ROACH ACTIVITY ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS THROUGHOUT.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED PEST CONTROL NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES. MANAER PROVIDED ONE COPY OF A SERVICE REPORT FROM PEST CONTROL VISIT IN 2024. NO 2025 OR 2026 SERVICE REPORTS AVAILABLE. ALL RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS MUST MAINTAIN A LOG BOOK WHICH SHALL BE KEPT FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE SERVICE TICKETS AND THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY’S ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC (IDPH) HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(C).

   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     OBSERVED RAW WOOD USED AS SHELVING AND ON EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT, REAR, AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. MUST FINISH WITH A HIGH GLOSS PAINT TO PROVIDE A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     OBSERVED MILK AND SODA CRATES BEING STORED IN THE BACK ROOM AS SHELVING. MUST REMOVE OR STORE CRATES ON SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE FAUCET AT MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

     OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER WITH LIDS NOT CLOSED DUE TO TRASH OVERFLOWING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN TO ENSURE TIGHT FITTING LIDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE STORE FRONT AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED A GAP IN THE WALL ALONG THE DOOR FRAME IN THE REAR OF THE STORE FRONT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED HEAVY BUILDUP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS IN ALL CORNERS AND ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED CRACKED, DAMAGED, MISING, BROKEN FLOOR TILES REVEALING BROKEN WOOD/HOLES IN FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA NEAR RESTROOM AND UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

4. Nov 19, 2018 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 3 (Low)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

     NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

     NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     OBSERVED RAW WOOD USED AS SHELVING AND ON EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT, REAR, AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. MUST FINISH WITH A HIGH GLOSS PAINT TO PROVIDE A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     OBSERVED MILK AND SODA CRATES BEING STORED IN THE BACK ROOM AS SHELVING. MUST REMOVE OR STORE CRATES ON SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     OBSERVED A SLIGHT LEAK IN THE FAUCET OF THE MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE STORE FRONT AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED A GAP IN THE WALL ALONG THE DOOR FRAME IN THE REAR OF THE STORE FRONT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     PIC STATES ONE OF THE STORE FRONT COOLERS, THE DELI DISPLAY COOLER, AND THE MEAT SLICER ARE NO LONGER IN USE AND PART OF FACILITY OPERATION. MUST REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISE.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS ENCRUSTED ONTO THE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN COVER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.