Forte at Symphony Center
65 E Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603 · Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 4 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-09-19
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-09-19
✓ No failures across all 4 inspections on record
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 2 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🐀 Pest Activity critical 2×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
🌡 Food Temperature minor 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 1×
Inspection History
CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE IN MIDDLE RIGHT DOUBLE GLASS EXIT DOORS IN FORTE DINING ROOM NEXT TO BOOTH. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
UNABLE TO VERIFY EXISTENCE OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON COFFEE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS OF BAR IN DINING ROOM WITH BOOTHS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS OF BAR IN DINING ROOM WITH BOOTHS AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN BASEMENT PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA WITH WALK INS (COOLERS AND FREEZER). INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN BASEMENT PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA WITH WALK INS (COOLERS AND FREEZER)FOR EASE OF CLEA...
minor Food Temperature
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THREE NON WORKING COLD HOLDING UNITS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA AND ONE POTATO CUTTER IN BASEMENT WITH OUT OF ORDER SIGNAGE POSTED ON THEM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE EQUIPMENT UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.
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2023-04-05 Pass Complaint 1 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
Missing insulation on walk-in cooler line causing condensation, instructed to insulate.
CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE BAR AND DRINK STATION . INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE FOR ALL HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE FACILITY
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED THE BACK EXIT DOOR NOT COMPLETELY RODENT PROOFED AS REQUIRED. MUST COMPLETELY RODENT PROOF DOOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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