SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

F & F CONCESSION, INC.

YOUR CALL. 54/100

1106 W LAWRENCE AVE · UPTOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected April 11, 2025 · passed

3 of 6 inspections passed, 1 failed, 2 passed with conditions. 11 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
6
3 passed · 2 w/ conditions · 1 failed
VIOLATIONS
37
includes 11 critical
RECORDS COVER
12 YEARS
since Sep 2012

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 11
2025
PASSED
2 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

REAR AND SIDE EXIT DOORS ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITH OPEN 1 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD. MUST SEAL TO BE TIGHT FITTING.

MINORSanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

BOX OFFICE STAFF WASHROOM WASHBOWL COUNTER MADE OF LOOSE STONES THAT SURROND THE WASHBOWL BASIN. COUNTER MUST BE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE.

AUG 24
2022
PASSED
2 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

SOME WASHROOMS HANDWASH SINKS HOT/COLD PUSH BUTTONS NOT MAINTAINED, LESS THAN 15 SECONDS RUNNING WATER TIME WHEN PUSHED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RECALIBRATE SAID HANDWASH SINKS HOT/COLD WATER PUSH BUTTONS TO A MINIMAL 15 SECONDS RUNNING WATER TIME WHEN PUSHED.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT REAR EXIT DOORS SWEEPS. MUST RODENT PROOF REAR EXIT DOORS.

JUL 26
2021
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
11 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.14 NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IS PROVIDED AT WASHBOWLS AND HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

5-204.11 ADDITIONAL HANDWASHING SINK NEED TO BE INSTALLED BY PIZZA SERVING AREA(WEST SIDE OF THE BAR) AT MAIN BAR AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION:7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED

MINOREmployee Hygiene
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

3-307.11 SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AND HANDWASHING AT CATERING ARTIST ROOM(THIRD FLOOR). THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.

SERIOUSEmployee Hygiene
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

4-101.17 OBSERVED RAW WOOD USED TO ELEVATE, THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AT EAST BAR, SECOND FLOOR(ELEVATOR BAR), RAW WOOD BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK IN BARS, RAW CABINET BIND FIRST FLOOR BRAND THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE RAW WOOD AND PROVIDE MATERIAL THAT IS EASILY CLEANABLE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-205.15 OBSERVED SINK STOPPERS ARE NEEDED AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. RELOCATED POP GUNS HOLDER UNDER BAR COUNTERS ABOVE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINKS IN BAR AREAS.

CRITICALPlumbing & Waste
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

5-403.12 DRAIN HOSES ATTACHED TO POP GUNS DISPENSERS MUST DRAIN ON FLOOR DRAINS, AT BAR AREA.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

6-501.19 NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE AT THIRD FLOOR UNISEX WASHROOM DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17 NO COVER IS PROVIDED AT RECEPTALES INSDE WOMENS WASHROOM AT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.12 NEED TO CLEAN CEILING INSIDE THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER, EXCESS BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON CEILING.FLOOR WITH EXCESS RUST.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.11 CRACKED WALL AND HOLES ON CEILING AT ARTIST CATERING AREA. CEMENT WALLS WITH EXPOSED BRICKS BEHIND THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AT EAST THIRD FLOOR BAR AREA.MISSING CEILING TILES AND HEAVILY STAINED TILES IN THE ELEVATOR BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

MINORFacility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-303.11 NO LIGHT WAS PROVIDED ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE ARTIST CATERING ROOM AND WHERE IS NEEDED. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

JUL 19
2021
FAILED
14 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IS PROVIDED AT WASHBOWLS AND HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

ADDITIONAL HANDWASHING SINK NEED TO BE INSTALLED BY PIZZA SERVING AREA(WEST SIDE OF THE BAR) AT MAIN BAR AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION:7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED

MINORFood Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

NO STEM THERMOMETER WAS PROVIDED ON-SITE TO CHECK FOOD TEMPERATURE(PIZZA). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED

MINOREmployee Hygiene
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AND HANDWASHING AT CATERING ARTIST ROOM(THIRD FLOOR). THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. .

SERIOUSEmployee Hygiene
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED RAW WOOD USED TO ELEVATE, THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AT EAST BAR, SECOND FLOOR(ELEVATOR BAR), RAW WOOD BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK IN BARS, RAW CABINET BIND FIRST FLOOR BRAND THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE RAW WOOD AND PROVIDE MATERIAL THAT IS EASILY CLEANABLE.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE

NOT ABLE T MAINTAIN HOT WATER IN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS: WATER TEMP OF 71.6F TO 77.5F, THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK HOT WATER AT TEMP OF 87.5F TO 89.7F. TEMPERATURE AT WASHBOWLS INSIDE WASHROOM AT TEMP OF 77.8F TO 78.4F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER PROPER HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE AT A MINIMUM OF 100.0F OR HIGHER THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE AT LEAST 110.0F PROPERLY TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED SINK STOPPERS ARE NEEDED AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. RELOCATED POP GUNS HOLDER UNDER BAR COUNTERS ABOVE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINKS IN BAR AREAS.

CRITICALPlumbing & Waste
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

DRAIN HOSES ATTACHED TO POP GUNS DISPENSERS MUST DRAIN ON FLOOR DRAINS, AT BAR AREA.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE AT THIRD FLOOR UNISEX WASHROOM DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

MINORSanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NO COVER IS PROVIDED AT RECEPTALES INSDE WOMENS WASHROOM AT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

CRACKED WALL AND HOLES ON CEILING AT ARTIST CATERING AREA. CEMENT WALLS WITH EXPOSED BRICKS BEHIND THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AT EAST THIRD FLOOR BAR AREA.MISSING CEILING TILES AND HEAVILY STAINED TILES IN THE ELEVATOR BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NEED TO CLEAN CEILING INSIDE THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER, EXCESS BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON CEILING.FLOOR WITH EXCESS RUST.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

MINORFacility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NO LIGHT WAS PROVIDED ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE ARTIST CATERING ROOM AND WHERE IS NEEDED. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

MINOROther
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM: 728-2020, REPORT#2385453 #51)5-204.12 FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES INSTALLED AT 2 ICE MACHINES LOCATED AT THE EAST BALCONY LEVEL. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-42-090, NO CITATION ISSUED

JUL 28
2020
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
5 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALSanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE WITH SPILL KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.

CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

FOUND NO HAND SINKS AT FOLLOWING BARS: LOWER LEVEL BAR, 3 BARS AT 2ND FLOOR, AND 3 BARS AT BALCONY. MUST PROVIDE HAND SINKS WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL BARS MENTIONED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITTAION ISSUED.7-38-030C. MUST PROVIDE HAND SINKS AT ALL BARS MENTIONED. HAND SINKS MUST BE INSTALLED AT BAR AREA WHERE THEY ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO BARTENDERS.

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

FOUND ICE BINS AT ALL BARS WITH NO LIDS. MUST PROVIDE.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES INSTALLED AT 2 ICE MACHINES LOCATED AT BALCONY LEVEL. MUST PROVIDE WHERE THEY CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES AT PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE.

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SEP 6
2012
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINES. MUST CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL ICE BINS AND INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINES AT 3RD FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

WALLS NOT CLEAN AT 3RD FLOOR REAR AREA BY 3-COMAPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES FOR BOTH ICE MACHINES.

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