SEP 16
2025
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
8 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO
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FRITZY'S TAVERN.
BEAT. 37/100
6156 N CLARK ST · EDGEWATER, CHICAGO
Last inspected September 16, 2025 · passed with conditions
Failed 2 of 4 inspections. 8 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
4
1 passed · 1 w/ conditions · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
19
includes 8 critical
RECORDS COVER
15 YEARS
since Aug 2010
INSPECTION HISTORY
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMIT/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
REAR EXIT SCREENED DOOR NOTED WITH OPEN 1/4 INCH GAPS ON THE SIDE AND BOTTOM THRESHOLD. ALSO NOTED TORN MESH SCREEN. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL ON ALL SIDES OF THE DOOR AND MESH SCREENING NOT TO ALLOW FLY ENTRY.
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
NOTED POOLING LIQUID IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE BOTTLED BEER COOLER. MUST REMOVE POOLING LIQUID AND MAINTAIN A DRY COOLER.
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
MUST PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMANS WASHROOM.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FLOORS BEHIND THE BAR IN POOR REPAIR WITH EXPOSED RAW WOOD AND MISSING TILES. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT.NO RAW WOOD.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES AND ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
OCT 42010FAILED4 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OCT 4
2010
FAILED
4 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
MUST COMPLY WITH VIOLATION NOTED ON 8.24.10 REPORT #88521. LICENSE INSPECTION, NO CITATION ISSUED.
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
MUST COMPLY WITH VIOLATION NOTED ON 8.24.10 REPORT #88521. LICENSE INSPECTION, NO CITATION ISSUED.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST COMPLY WITH VIOLATION NOTED ON 8.24.10 REPORT #88521.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST COMPLY WITH VIOLATION NOTED ON 8.24.10 REPORT #88521.
AUG 242010FAILED7 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
AUG 24
2010
FAILED
7 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
Adequate and convenient toilet facilities shall be provided. They should be properly designed, maintained, and accessible to employees at all times. must provide exposed hand sink to bar prep area.no citation issued due to license inspection on 8/24/2010 (task force).
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. must provide soap, and paper towel holder in in bar prep area.no citation issued due to license inspection for task force on 8/24/2010.
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. above had no proof of pest control service, log book.no citation issued due to license inspection for task force on 8/24/2010.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. exposed raw wood in bar area shall be repair.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving not clean need cleaning.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. wall that had peeling paint in bar area shall be repair.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. exhaust fans in bathrooms not working, shall be repair/replaced.must provide mop sink to premises per city of chicago code.
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