SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

CHISOX BAR & GRILL.

BEAT. 44/100

320 W 35TH ST · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected September 30, 2025 · passed

Failed 3 of 5 inspections. 11 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
5
2 passed · 3 failed
VIOLATIONS
29
includes 11 critical
RECORDS COVER
1 YEAR
since Feb 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

SEP 30
2025
PASSED
0 violations
SEP 11
2025
FAILED
1 violation
DETAILS
SERIOUSFood Temperature
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NOTED NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE/GAUGE FOR THE WASH AND SANITIZING CYCLES OF WAREWASHING MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

MAR 22
2024
PASSED
5 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-202.15: OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR LEADING TO THE PATIO AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

MINOROther
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

4-301.12: OBSERVED THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPERS FOR THE ALL THREE BASINS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD/ DISHWASHING AREA NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(C): OBSERVED THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH SLIGHT GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

MINOROther
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13 INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE WHEN STAFF IS HIRED THAT THEY TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAN RECORDS ON SITE.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

MAR 20
2024
FAILED
7 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

2-102.14(O): OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

Violation Codes: 6-501.111 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. THE FOLLOWING FLOORS WERE OBSERVED WITH MICE DROPPINGS: SURROUNDING ALL THE COOKING AND DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER WITH FOOD IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, BEHIND THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP.DISHWASHING AREA, SURROUNDING THE MOP SINK AND ICE MACHINE ON THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, BEHIND THE BAR ON THE 2ND FLOOR, IN THE IT ROOM ON THE 2ND FLOOR. MICE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED INSIDE OF THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: INSIDE AN OPENING UNDER THE BEER DISPENSING UNIT ON THE FIRST FLOOR, IN INSIDE OF AN OPENING THE EQUIPMENT OF THE BAR ON THE SECOND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), NO CITATION

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-202.15: OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR LEADING TO THE PATIO AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

MINOROther
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

4-301.12: OBSERVED THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPERS FOR THE ALL THREE BASINS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD/ DISHWASHING AREA NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(C): OBSERVED THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH SLIGHT GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

MINOROther
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

2-102.13 INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE WHEN STAFF IS HIRED THAT THEY TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAN RECORDS ON SITE.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

FEB 27
2024
FAILED
16 violations7 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SOAP AT THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT HANDWASHING SINKS BEHIND THE BARS ON THE 1ST AND SECOND FLOOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED TWO OUTDOOR PATIO STRUCTURES WITHOUT HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HANDWASHING SINKS IN TWO OUTDOOR PATIOS TO ALLOW CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEES IN ALL FOOD PREPARATION AREAS, FOOD DISPENSING, AND WAREWASHING AREAS. THE HANDWASHING SINK MUST MEET COMPLIANCE BY HAVING WATER FROM AN APPROVED SOURCE BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO, HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER (100-120 F), AND FULLY EQUIPPED WITH HANDWASHING CLEANSER AND HAND DRYING PROVISIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AT THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND AT HANDWASHING SINKS BEHIND THE BARS. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED

SERIOUSSanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED A DISHWASHING MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP/ DISHWASHING AREA NOT OPERABLE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE MACHINE SERVICED AND READY TO BE INSPECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED.

MINORFood Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF A PREP COOLER ACROSS THE STOVE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT 45.6F. AND ONE COLD HOLDING UNIT UNDER THE STEAM TABLE NOT OPERABLE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED

MINORFood Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR LEADING TO THE PATIO AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED 80-100 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. THE FOLLOWING FLOORS WERE OBSERVED WITH MICE DROPPINGS: SURROUNDING ALL THE COOKING AND DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, NEAR THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, SURROUNDING THE MOP SINK AND ICE MACHINE ON THE 1ST & 2ND FLOOR, BEHIND THE BAR ON THE 2ND, IN THE IT ROOM ON THE 2ND FLOOR. MICE CROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FOLLOWING SURFACES: IN THE INSIDE OF THE STEAM TABLE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, ON TOP OF THE BAR AND CASHIER EQUIPMENT ON THE 1ST FLOOR, AND INSIDE OF AN OPENING IN THE ICE MACHINE STORAGE AREA ON THE SECOND FLOOR. LIVE ANTS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR, LOWER WALL, AND ONE OF THE HAND WASHING SINKS BEHIND THE BAR ON THE 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A), NO CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED DEAD ANTS ON THE FLOORS NEAR THE HANDWASHING SINKS BEHIND THE 1ST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED TWO OUTDOOR PATIO STRUCTURES THAT WILL HAVE SEATING AND A BAR AREA THAT CONSISTS OF COOLERS AND BEER BARRELS NOT ABLE TO BE FULLY ENCLOSED. INSTRUCTED OUTDOOR PATIOS/BARS MUST MEET COMPLIANCE TO PROTECT FOOD (BEVERAGES AND ICE) FROM DIRT, VERMIN, UNNECESSARY HANDLING, DROPLET CONTAMINATIN, OVERHEAD LEAKAGE OR OTHER CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR DISHWASHING MACHINE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

MINOROther
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPERS FOR THE ALL THREE BASINS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD/ DISHWASHING AREA NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYING UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH SLIGHT GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.

MINOROther
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE WHEN STAFF IS HIRED THAT THE TAKE THE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAN RECORDS ON SITE.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

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