Cambden Foods Co.
5700 S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60638 · Garfield Ridge · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 15 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-12-12
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 15 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-12-12
✓ No failures across all 15 inspections on record
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 5 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 5×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
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minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN NEED OF EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
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minor Sanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED VENT IN FRONT COUNTER AREA OVER 1-DOOR FRIDGE TO HAVE EXCESSIVE DUST. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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serious Employee Hygiene
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE AT HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE IN ALL AREAS WASTE IS COMMONLY DISCARDED.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE SIGNAGE AND MAINTAIN
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minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
RUST ACCUMULATION ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE INTERCEPTOR AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN SURFACE
serious Employee Hygiene
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
NO TRASH RECEPTACLE AT REAR HANDWASH SINK. A receptacle shall be provided in each area of the RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT or PREMISES where REFUSE is generated or commonly discarded
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serious Employee Hygiene
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE IN ALL AREAS WHERE WASTE IS COMMONLY DISCARDED.
2019-01-23 Pass Complaint ▾
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minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
2 TURBO CHEF OVENS (6.2KW EACH) IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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