Lincoln Perry Apartments
3245 S Prairie, Chicago, IL 60616 · Chinatown · Golden Diner · High risk
Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record
Last Inspected
2025-04-24
What You Should Know
✓ 8 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-04-24
⚠ Failed 2 inspections (2017, 2017)
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 4 inspections
⚠ Facility Condition issues found across 3 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 4×
🔧 Facility Condition critical 3×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
📋 Documentation & Training serious 1×
Inspection History
1 ▾
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED A BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
2024-05-20 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED A LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINER STORED INSIDE OF THE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO USE SINK FOR HAND WASHING ONLY. MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND STOCKED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030 (c) NO CITATION ISSUED
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED A WINDOW IN THE DINING AREA OPEN WITH NO SCREEN, ALLOWING ACCESS FOR PESTS TO ENTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLOSE THE WINDOW UNTIL A SCREEN IS PROVIDED TO THE WINDOW. MAINTAIN SAME.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE STORAGE CLOSET NEXT TO THE KITCHEN WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
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minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED CABINET UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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2021-03-23 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.12 OBSERVED No HAND DRYING PROVISION LOCATED IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
5-205.15 OBSERVED PLUMBERS PUTTY AROUND THE DRAIN IN THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLUMBERS PUTTY.
minor Other
MISCELLANEOUS / PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS
OBSERVED SOME EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING FACE MASK PROPERLY (NOT COVERING NOSE). INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS WEAR FACE MASK PROPERLY COVERING BOTH MOUTH AND NOSE AT ALL TIMES WHILE AROUND THE PUBLIC.
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minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED SOME WATER STAINED CEILING TILE IN THE DINNING ROOM; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED.
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minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FLOORS IN NEED OF TILE AND COVING. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
2017-07-10 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
2017-07-06 Fail Canvass Re-Inspection CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Facility Condition
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM JUNE 28, 2017 ON REPORT #2065140. (26) HOT WATER OF WASHBOWL IN CUSTOMERS 1ST FLOOR WOMENS WASHROOM NOT MAINTAINED WITH LITTLE TO NO HOT WATER. MUST REPAIR. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090
CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Facility Condition
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED
HOT WATER OF WASHBOWL IN CUSTOMERS 1ST FLOOR WOMENS WASHROOM NOT MAINTAINED WITH LITTLE TO NO HOT WATER. MUST REPAIR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
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minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED A CEILING TILE MISSING IN THE CENTER OF THE KITCHEN; PROVIDE CEILING TILE WHERE MISSING IN THE CENTER OF THE KITCHEN.
2015-11-05 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
NO HAND SOAP NOR PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT KITCHEN HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
NO REFRIGERATOR THERMOMETER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLER AND REACH IN FREEZER TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
2012-03-30 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 2 ▾
serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED. CURRENTLY ONLY COPY OF CERTIFICATE POSTED. SERIOUS VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. PREMISES IS A GOLDEN DINER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL SANITATION CERTIFICATE FOR NEXT ROUTINE IN...
minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
FOUND SUPPLY ROOM NOT ORGANIZED. NEEDS CLEANING AND ORDER.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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