Lula Cafe

2537-2543 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Passed · Mar 19, 2026 Directions
90
Excellent BiteKarma score 90 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 7 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Mar 19, 2026: passed with 3 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used, cited 4 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Mar 19

    Complaint

    3 violations
    • Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Personal cleanliness
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Nov 5

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Nov 18

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Personal cleanliness
  7. 2023
  8. Passed Nov 6

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used

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