Benchmark Hospitality of Chicago, LLC
325 N LA Salle St Bldg, Chicago, IL 60654 · River North · Restaurant · High risk
Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record
Last Inspected
2025-08-07
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2025-08-07)
⚠ Failed 2 inspections (2024, 2018)
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 2 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 3×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 2×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREAS.INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS AND TO MAINTAIN.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED THREE EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
2024-11-04 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED OVER 30 SMALL FLIES IN FACILITY. OBSERVED SMALL ACTIVITY IN PREP AREA, DISHWASHING AREA AND STORAGE AREAS ON 8TH FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SMALL FLY ACTIVITY AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS ON 8TH FLOOR. RECOMMENDED PEST CONTROL SERVICE FACILI...
2023-10-04 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
PREMISES OPERATING WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER NOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES. WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. VEGAN SAUSAGES, HASH BROWN, PORK SAUSAGES, SCRAMBLED. INSTRUCTED TO OPERATE WITH A C...
1 ▾
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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2019-02-19 Pass License Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
5-204.11- OBSERVED NO HAND SINKS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OR ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING IN 1ST FLOOR DEMO AREAS (KITCHEN AID AND WHIRPOOL). ALSO OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINKS IN DEMO KITCHENS ON 8TH FLOOR, IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: KITCHENAID, JEN...
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.14- OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK IN HAND SINK IN -DEMO KITCHEN 1ST -EMPLOYEE REST ROOMS ON 7TH AND OTHER 8TH FLOOR. -8TH FLOOR REAR SERVICE STATION ADJACENT TO DISH WASHING ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. MAINTAIN AT AL...
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
5-205.15(A)- OBSERVED NO 1 COMP PREP SINK INSTALLED AT 1ST FL REAR PREP STAGING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL 1 COMP PREP SINK IN SAID AREA. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. NO CITATIONS ISSUED.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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