Chicago
58
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas

3519 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657 · Lakeview · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
58/100

Troubled record — failed 2 of 5 inspections for sanitation, documentation & training

Inspections
5
2 passed
Last Inspected
2025-06-10
Pass Rate
40%
2 failures
Score
58/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2025-06-10)
Failed 2 inspections (2024, 2022)
Sanitation issues found across 7 inspections
Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical
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Documentation & Training critical
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Other serious
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Food Temperature critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Pest Activity critical
2025-06-10 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 5
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK NEXT TO THE POP CORN MACHINE TO NOT HAVE A HAND WASHING SIGN AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A SIGN REMINDING ALL EMPLOYEES THEY MUST WASH HANDS.

minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED THE FOUR (4) DOOR DRAWER COOLER IN PREP AREA TO NOT HAVE A THERMOMETER PRESENT TO MEASURE THE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER TO MEASURE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE. MANAGER PROVIDED ONE AT TIME OF I...

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED THE SECOND FROM THE LEFT HAND SINK IN THE MEN'S BATHROOM TO BE SLOW DRAINING WHEN IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN SINK DRAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED THE FLOOR BEHIND THE DEEP FRYERS AND THE FLOOR BELOW THE HAND SINK IN THE DEEP FRYER AREA TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH GREASE BUILD UP AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE BUILD UP.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED THE RIGHT SIDE FILTERS OF THE OVERHEAD EXHAUST IN THE MAIN PREPARATION LINE TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH DUST BUILD UP COVERING ALL THE FILTERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL EXHAUST/VENTILATION SYSTEMS CLEAN AND FREE OF E...

2024-04-19 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2024-04-12 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 4
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE AROUND ICE CHUTES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED 30 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS AT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL INSECT ACTIVITY BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A).

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON PREP AREA SHELVES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN PREP AREA SHELVES.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP ON PREP AREA AND DISHWASH AREA CEILING VENTILATION COVERS AND CEILING TILES, OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE PREP AREA AND SERVICE BAR FLOOR DRAINS AND LIQUID SPILLS ON SERVICE BA...

2022-12-28 Pass w/ Conditions License Re-Inspection
CRITICAL 2
critical Documentation & Training

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

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP A SIGNED POLICY INFORMING THEIR EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, TO INFORM THE PERSON IN CHARGE ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES AS THEY RELATE TO DISEASES THAT ARE ...

minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

2022-12-13 Fail License
CRITICAL 8
critical Documentation & Training

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

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP A SIGNED POLICY INFORMING THEIR EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, TO INFORM THE PERSON IN CHARGE ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES AS THEY RELATE TO DISEASES THAT ARE ...

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING THE REQUIRED HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL OF THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND BAR AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAID HANDWASHING SIGNAGE.

critical Food Temperature

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED THREE PREP-SERVING STATIONS LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE FACILITY: AT THE REAR OF THE FACILITY, OUTSIDE OF THEATER 5, AND OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN FOOD PREP AND AT THE COFFEE AND SODA PREP AREA WITH NO HANDWASHING SINKS INSTALLED IN THES...

serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

BASED ON THE MENU DISCUSSED WITH MANAGEMENT, THEY WILL BE SERVING HAMBURGERS AND GIVING THE CUSTOMERS THE OPTION TO HAVE THEM COOKED TO ORDER. INSTRUCTED MANAGERS TO PROVIDE THE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE PHYSICAL AND ...

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO RECEPTACLE WITH A LID IN ONE OF THE ALL GENDER TOILET ROOMS AT NEAR THE FRONT BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAID RECEPTACLES WITH LIDS IN ALL GENDER TOILET ROOMS AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

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