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Chicago Health Dept

5100 S RACINE AVE · BACK OF THE YARDS, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2024.

3 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Mar 2024.

Last inspected Mar 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS
3
VIOLATIONS
10
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAR 2024

Inspection history

MAR 28
2024
PASS · 0 violations
MAR 21
2024
FAIL 9 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT THE REAR HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Food Temperature
APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED

OBSERVED FACILITY NOT MEETING THAWING REQUIREMENTS. FOOD HANDLER THAWING FROZEN CHICKEN LEGS IN THREE COMPARTMENTS AND SITTING IN A CONTAINER OF STAGNANT WATER. INFORMED FOOD HANDLER OF PROPER THAWING METHODS (MUST UTILIZE RUNNING WATER WITH ENOUGH VOLATILITY WHEN THAWING). MUST MEET PROPER THAWING REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Food Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL FOOD TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOOD COOKED, DELIVERED AND SERVED. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN PROPER THERMOMETERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED

Minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.

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

OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR SANITIZER OR WAREWASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE OF A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION OF SANITIZER MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED FOOD SPLASH AND DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE SLIDING COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED A SLOW DRAINING OF WATER AT THE REAR HAND-WASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED MOP IN A POSITION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW IT TO DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST STORE MOP AFTER USE IN A MOUNTED POSITION THAT ALLOWS FOR AIR-DRYING WITHOUT SOILING AND PEST HARBORAGING.

Minor Documentation & Training
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #58 NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2584838 CONDUCTED ON 11/07/2023: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION ON-SITE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

NOV 7
2023
PASS 1 violation
Minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.

Public inspection records from Chicago Department of Public Health. Records current as of 2026-09-06. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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