Chef'S Special Cocktail Bar
2163-2165 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · Logan Square · Restaurant · High risk
Strong record across 7 inspections — minor issues only
Last Inspected
2026-02-10
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2026-02-10
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2023)
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 2 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 3×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 2×
📦 Food Storage & Handling critical 1×
🌡 Food Temperature minor 1×
Inspection History
3 ▾
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED BOWLS, PLATES AND OTHER MEANS STORED ON SHELVING RACKS IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TO PREVENT POSSIBLE FORMS OF CONTAMINATION.
minor Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED WALL COVING IN DISREPAIR AND DETTACHED UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASMENT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT SPACED FOR PEST HARBORAGE.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN REAR PREP AREA (FRYERS, TABLES ETC) THE CONNECTD GAS SUPPLY LINE INCLUDING YELLOW HOSE WITH GREASE, DIRT AND GRIME BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AT FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN FREE OF ...
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FOUND HOLES IN WALLS AT LOWER LEVEL DISHWASHING AREAS BY DISHMACHINE. MUST SEAL.
CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINKS.MUST PROVIDE.
2023-11-22 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 2 ▾
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPAING FOOD.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
CLEAN THE TOP OF THE CONVECTION OVEN IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
CRITICAL 6 ▾
critical Food Storage & Handling
NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED
OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE CUTTING AND HANDLING READY-TO-EAT FOOD (GREEN ONIONS) WITH BARE HANDS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT NO BARE HAND CONTACT IS ALLOWED WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
serious Other
COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP
OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS (PORK, BEEF, ETC.) BEING STORED IN THE CHEST FREEZER AND WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CDPH APPROVED HACCP ...
minor Other
VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS
OBSERVED NO APPROVED CDPH HACCP PLAN ON THE PREMISES TO VACUUM PACKAGE MEATS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE AN APPROVED CDPH HACCP PLAN BEFORE USING THE VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE TO PACKAGE FOOD UNDER REDUCED OXYGEN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-...
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED APPROX. 15 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE BOXES AND SHELVES IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA AND ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICES IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY ...
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPAING FOOD.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
CLEAN THE TOP OF THE CONVECTION OVEN IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
2022-06-02 Pass Complaint 1 ▾
minor Food Temperature
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK NEXT TO THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM OR THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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