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Chicago Health Dept

4624-4632 N LINCOLN AVE · LINCOLN SQUARE, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Dec 2025), 1 critical violation noted.

2 inspections on record since 2025 · Last inspected Dec 2025 · 7 critical violations in the last 12 months.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
2
VIOLATIONS
18
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
DEC 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 23
2025
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 1 violation 1 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

DEC 12
2025
FAIL 17 violations 6 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON THE PREMISES.

Critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK.

Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST REMOVE HAND WASHING SOAP DISPENSER FROM THE BAR ONE COMPARTMENT DUMP SINK.

Serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

UNABLE TO OPERATE THE CHLORINE CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO DEMONSTRATE THE WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE CYCLES OF THE MACHINE AND MUST PROPERLY DISPENSE CHLORINE SANITIZER. PRIORITY VIOLATION.

Minor Food Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

MISSING DOOR GASKETS ON THE TWO DOOR COOLER IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AND COOLER TURNED OFF. MUST REPAIR TO MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION.

Critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES OR SERVICE REPORT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. MUST PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND HAVE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Minor Employee Hygiene
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MAIN KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK.

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

MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS TO SECURE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

Serious Sanitation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NO QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS FOR THE QUATERNARY SANITIZER BEING USED AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR THE GREASE TRAP AND METAL PREP TABLES. ANY RUST ON THE METAL SURFACES MUST BE REMOVED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON THE MAIN KITCHEN BOX FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

NOTED PEELING PLASTIC ON THE INTERIOR METAL SURFACES OF THE BAR ICE BIN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

Minor Other
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

NO OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLES OR SERVICE CONTRACT AVAILABLE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Minor Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING AND ALL NEEDED ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN IN THE BASEMENT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE

MUST POST "NO SMOKING" SIGNAGE AT THE ENTRANCE/EXITS OF ESTABLISHMENT.

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