Au Levain
4301 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 · North Center · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-10-29
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-10-29
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 2×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
📋 Documentation & Training minor 2×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 1×
Inspection History
2025-10-29 Pass Short Form Complaint 3 ▾
minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS ON THE REAR STORAGE SHELF NOT LABELED WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED CLEAN EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA STORED BENEATH DEHUMIDIFIER. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE CLEAN EQUIPMENT SUCH THAT IT IS NOT AT RISK OF CONTAMINATION FROM DRIP OR SPLASH FROM DEHUMIDIFIER OR PROVIDE MEANS OF PREVENTING CONTAMINATION SUCH...
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED PIPE (NOT IN USE, FOR SODA MACHINE FROM PREVIOUS ESTABLISHMENT) IN THE REAR AREA TO BE LEAKING INTO BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REMOVE NOT-IN-USE PIPE TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE MAIN PREP AREA MISSING SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS ON THE REAR STORAGE SHELF NOT LABELED WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE FOOD STORED AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED CLEAN EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA STORED BENEATH DEHUMIDIFIER. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE CLEAN EQUIPMENT SUCH THAT IT IS NOT AT RISK OF CONTAMINATION FROM DRIP OR SPLASH FROM DEHUMIDIFIER OR PROVIDE MEANS OF PREVENTING CONTAMINATION SUCH...
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED PIPE (NOT IN USE, FOR SODA MACHINE FROM PREVIOUS ESTABLISHMENT) IN THE REAR AREA TO BE LEAKING INTO BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REMOVE NOT-IN-USE PIPE TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
3 ▾
minor Documentation & Training
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
OBSERVED NO DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DRAINS STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE ALL GENDER TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE ALL GENDER TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATES ONSITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ENSURE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS OBTAIN ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE AT ALL TIMES.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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