Chicago
61
YOUR CALL

Dollop Diner Cafe & Bar

1210 S Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60605 · South Loop · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
61/100

Mostly clean — 5 of 7 passed, one prior failure

Inspections
7
5 passed
Last Inspected
2026-01-22
Pass Rate
71%
1 failure
Score
61/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2026-01-22)
Failed 1 inspection (2025)
Sanitation issues found across 10 inspections
Documentation & Training issues found across 9 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical 10×
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Documentation & Training critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Pest Activity critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Food Temperature critical
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Facility Condition minor
2026-01-22 Pass Canvass
1
minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INFORMED ALL CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE AND HAVE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.

2025-05-20 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
4
minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FOOD HANDLERS AND ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED MINOR LEAK AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

2025-05-08 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 12
critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED (SUCH AS EGGS, PORK, CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ...

critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO KIT AND PROCEDURE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN KIT CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY F...

critical Sanitation

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICIES BY FOOD HANDLERS. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITH CELL PHONES IN HAND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN PUT PHONES ON PREP TABLE AND TAKES ORDERS AND PREPARE FOOD ORDER WITHOUT WASHING THEIR HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AF...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP/DISWASHING AREA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDSOAP AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION COMBIN...

critical Food Temperature

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED HOT RUNNING WATER AT REAR PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK TEMPERATURE 158.2F-160.2F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DUE TO THE COLD WATER MIXTURE/HANDLE ALSO PRODUCING HOT WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF 110F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND...

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FOOD HANDLERS AND ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED MINOR LEAK AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE WITH NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

2024-07-12 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 8
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

PERSON IN CHARGE (PIC) HAS NO CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER (CFM) CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL PICs OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CFM CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATON VIOLATION

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

FOUND NO CHICAGO CFM ON SITE WHILE PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS (I.E POTATOES, EGGS, DAIRY, TURKEY, SAUSAGE, ETC.) INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CFM ON CITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS. PRIORTY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED

critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED

MALE FOOD HANDLER MULTI TASKING, PUTTING ON GLOVES AND NOT PROPERLY WASHING HANDS. WHEN HAVING HIM STOP AND WASH HIS HANDS, HE WENT TO THE HAND WASHING SINK AND RINSED HIS HANDS (NO SOAP) FOR A FEW SECONDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS WITH SOAP...

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FOOD HANDLERS AND ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT. MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

ICE SCOOP NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN ICE HANDLE UP OR IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER. MAINTAIN SAME.

minor Employee Hygiene

GLOVES USED PROPERLY

FOOD HANDLER PUTTING GLOVES ON AND NOT PROPERLY WASHING HANDS. ALSO, WORKING IN GLOVES THAT WERE TORN. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES AND TO IMMEDIATELY CHANGE GLOVES WHEN THEY BECOME TORN/WORN.

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE WITH NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES.

2023-11-21 Pass Canvass
2
minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-304.11 OBSERVED A FLAT TOP GRILL AND PANINI PRESS NOT STORED UNDER VENTILATION. INSTRUCTED WHEN IN USE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST BE UNDER MECHANICAL VENTILATION.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

2022-10-11 Pass Complaint
CRITICAL 6
critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED DEAD MOSQUITOS/FLIES ON WINDOW SILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ALL SINKS AND OTHER WATER SOURCES IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. ALL MOPS AND DUST PANS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBIS INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN FRONT BAR AREA, THE COFFEE MACHINE, AND ALL COUNTERS TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS THROUGHOUT FRONT BAR AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN NEED OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.

2022-04-05 Pass License

No violations found.

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