Bartleby'S Homemade Ice Cream Company
1943 W Byron St, Chicago, IL 60613 · Lakeview · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2026-01-22
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2026-01-22
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 2 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🐀 Pest Activity critical 2×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
Inspection History
2 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED INCOMPLETE INGREDIENT LABELS PROVIDED FOR SEVERAL TYPES OF ICE CREAM AND PIES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE INGREDIENT LABEL ON ALL PREPACKAGED FOODS.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED THE CUSTOMER AND EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOORS WITHOUT A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN THE UNISEX CUSTOMERS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF BIG GAP ON BOTTOM OF DOOR. MUST MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY
minor Facility Condition
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR. MUST USE APPROVED SHELVING.
critical Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
RAW WOOD AT BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA AND RAW WOODEN SHELVING ABOVE THE MOP SINK MUST BE PAINTED, SEALED AND NON-ABSORBENT.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE WALLS AND CEILING AT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREAS.----CEILING VENT COVER TIN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM EXTREMELY DUSTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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