MAR 18
2026
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
8 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO
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AVENIDA DEL SABOR.
BEAT. 30/100
5805-5807 W DIVERSEY AVE · BELMONT CRAGIN, CHICAGO
Last inspected March 18, 2026 · passed with conditions
Failed 2 of 8 inspections. 8 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
8
3 passed · 3 w/ conditions · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
31
includes 8 critical
RECORDS COVER
6 YEARS
since Oct 2019
INSPECTION HISTORY
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
OBSERVED FACILITY WITH USE OF THE SAMPLE CLEAN UP POLICY PROVIDED FROM CDPH WEBSITE AND NO SUPPLIES. MUST ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF BOTH A CLEAN UP POLICY AND ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE MOP, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES, DISPOSABLE MASK, AND ADEQUATE SANITIZER *MUST ELIMINATE NOROVIRUS*) ON SITE TO PROPERLY CLEAN UP ANY VOMIT OR DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE DTHE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR ADJACENT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE IMPROPER: BEANS 48F AND BROCCOLLI CHEDDAR SOUP 46.4F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 7 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $30.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD ANTS FROM THE FLOON REAR PREP AREA IN FRONT OF WOMEN'S RESTROOM.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED PLATES ON TOP OF STORAGE RACKS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT PLATES AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE ESPECIALLY BEHIND AND IN BETWEEN ALL COLD-HOLD UNITS, HOT COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISHWASHER AND BEHIND GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED SPIDER WEBS IN CORNERS ON CEILINGS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED NO WORKING LIGHTS IN TWO COLD-HOLD UNITS AND IN BOILER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHTING TO ENSURE VISIBILITY.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ONE FOOD HANDLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
MAY 282025PASSED1 violationDETAILS
MAY 28
2025
PASSED
1 violationDETAILS
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED SERVICE SINK IN REAR WITH NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE VISIBLE. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON SERVICE SINK.
MAY 212025FAILED2 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
MAY 21
2025
FAILED
2 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED JUICE BAR CREATED IN FRONT SERVICE AREA WITH NO ACCESS TO A HANDWASHING SINK. MUST INSTALL HANDWASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED SERVICE SINK IN REAR WITH NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE VISIBLE. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON SERVICE SINK.
JUN 202024PASS W/ CONDITIONS7 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
JUN 20
2024
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
7 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER FROM 8:15AM TO 9:00AM WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN WERE PREPARED. AT 9:00AM CERTIFIED MANAGER THOMAS REDA ARRIVED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYEE HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN PREP AREA RENDERED INACCESSIBLE BY SCOOPER AND CONTAINERS FILLED WITH EGGS BEING PLACED INSIDE IT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 72.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DUE TO THE HOT WATER HANDLE BROKEN. MANAGER WAS ABLE TO FIX IT AND WATER WAS RESTORED TO 102.4F. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE FRONT PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS 15LBS OF CHICKEN AT 52.0F-77.9F. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 15LBS AT $50. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW . PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED LEAK AT THE HANDLE OF THE KNOT AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FOUND HEAVY DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILD UP ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE WALLBASE UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
JUN 12023PASSED1 violationDETAILS
JUN 1
2023
PASSED
1 violationDETAILS
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
CLEAN THE TOP OF THE GREASE DUMPSTER.
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MAY 242023FAILED2 violationsDETAILS
MAY 24
2023
FAILED
2 violationsDETAILS
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
OBSERVED OVERFLOWING GARBAGE STORED ABOVE THE TOP OF THE DUMPSTER LID AND THE DUMPSTER LID UNABLE TO BE CLOSED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE GARBAGE PICKUP SO THAT GARBAGE DOES NOT OVERFLOW OVER THE TOP OF THE DUMPSTER LID AND SO THAT THE DUMPSTER LID CAN BE CLOSED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2560436 ON 7/7/22 NOT CORRECTED: 58 - OBSERVED A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
JUL 72022PASSED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
JUL 7
2022
PASSED
8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED
FOUND MEAT THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TCS FOODS MUST BE THAWED ACCORDING TO FOOD CODE, SUCH AS UNDER REFRIGERATION THAT MAINTAINS 41F OR BELOW OR UNDER RUNNING WATER (70F OR BELOW).
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR LOCATED NEXT TO THE WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT.
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOT-HOLDING FOOD TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HANDWASHING SINK TO PROTECT FOOD AND EQUIPMENT FROM CONTAMINATION.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED A LEAK COMING FROM THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. MUST REPAIR.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FOUND HEAVY DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILD UP ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE WALLBASE UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
FOUND MULTIPLE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS INSIDE THE VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REPLACE BULBS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
OCT 292019PASS W/ CONDITIONS2 violationsDETAILS
OCT 29
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
2 violationsDETAILS
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
MANAGER STATED THAT THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IS NOT OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE MACHINE WITH A FINAL RINSE OF 100 PPM CHLORINE. PRIORITY 7-38-025. NO CITATION ISSUED.
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
THE WEST WASHROOM DOOR IS NOT SELF-CLOSING. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE WASHROOM DOOR.
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