FRITZY'S TAVERN.

Chicago Health Dept

6156 N CLARK ST · EDGEWATER, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Sep 2025), 3 critical violations noted.

4 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Sep 2025 · 3 critical violations in the last 12 months.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

SEP 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

SEP 16

2025

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 8 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

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.

Critical Sanitation

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.

Critical Pest Activity

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.

Minor Sanitation

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.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

MUST PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WOMANS WASHROOM.

Minor Sanitation

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.

Minor Pest Activity

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.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

OCT 22

2010

PASS · 0 violations

OCT 4

2010

FAIL 4 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

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.

Critical Pest Activity

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.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST COMPLY WITH VIOLATION NOTED ON 8.24.10 REPORT #88521.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST COMPLY WITH VIOLATION NOTED ON 8.24.10 REPORT #88521.

AUG 24

2010

FAIL 7 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Plumbing & Waste

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).

Critical Employee Hygiene

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.

Critical Pest Activity

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.

Minor Sanitation

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.

Minor Sanitation

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.

Minor Sanitation

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.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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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