Dear Margaret
2965 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 · Lakeview · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 5 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-03-11
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 5 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-03-11
✓ No failures across all 5 inspections on record
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 3×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training minor 1×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
Inspection History
CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
NOTED NO HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASH SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP/KITCHEN/ DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
NOTED SLOW DRAIN AT HANDSINK NEAR FRONT COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
1 ▾
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE UPDATED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OUTER OPENING NOT PROTECTED. GAP OF 1/4" AT BOTTOM OF ENTRANCE DOOR.REPAIR ISSUE.
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED COOK WITH BEARD AND WITHOUT A BEARD RESTRAINT,DURING FOOD PREPARATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BEARD RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS.
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED PRESET TABLES WITH EXPOSED UTENSILS.INSTRUCTED TO COVER/PROTECT UTENSILS(FORKS,SPOONS,GLASSES,ETC),TO MINIMIZE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION
2 ▾
serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
EXTREMELY SLOW DRAINING HAND WASHING SINK AT THE DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR TO PROPERLY DRAIN.
minor Other
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
GROUNDS SURROUNDING THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA WITH PLANT DEBRIS. UNUSED PILED WOODEN PALLETS AT SAME AREA MUST BE REMOVED AND MAINTAINED.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
FOUND TOILET RESTROOM DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING.MUST PROVIDE.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FOUND WALLS AND CEILING NOT SMOOTH AN EASY TO CLEAN AT BASEMENT DRY STORAGE.(TORN DRYWALL) MUST REPAIR/PAINT.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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