Chef's Special Cocktail Bar

Chicago Health Dept

2163-2165 N WESTERN AVE · LOGAN SQUARE, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Feb 2026).

7 inspections on record since 2020 · Last inspected Feb 2026.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

FEB 2026

Inspection history

FEB 10

2026

PASS 3 violations

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 ACCUMULATED SOIL.

MAR 25

2025

PASS 1 violation

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND HOLES IN WALLS AT LOWER LEVEL DISHWASHING AREAS BY DISHMACHINE. MUST SEAL.

JUN 11

2024

PASS 1 violation 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINKS.MUST PROVIDE.

NOV 22

2023

PASS 2 violations

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.

NOV 14

2023

FAIL 6 violations 2 CRITICAL

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 PLAN BEFORE THE USING THE VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

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 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 ABOVE FOR CITATION.

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 FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

CLEAN THE TOP OF THE CONVECTION OVEN IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.

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JUN 2

2022

PASS 1 violation

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.

JAN 9

2020

PASS 1 violation

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.

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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