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Gaslight

2448-2450 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614 · Lincoln Park · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
66/100

Mostly clean — 3 of 6 passed, one prior failure

Inspections
6
3 passed
Last Inspected
2025-10-16
Pass Rate
50%
1 failure
Score
66/100
YOUR CALL
3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-10-16
Failed 1 inspection (2023)
Sanitation issues found across 18 inspections
Plumbing & Waste issues found across 3 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical 18×
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Pest Activity serious
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Plumbing & Waste critical
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Food Temperature critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Other minor
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Food Storage & Handling minor
2025-10-16 Pass Canvass
CRITICAL 1
critical Plumbing & Waste

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

OBSERVED CONDENSATION PIPE CONNECTED FROM CEILING GOING DIRECTLY INTO HAND SINK AT MAIN DISH WASHING AREA. Condensate drainage must be drained from point of discharge to disposal according to law.

2024-07-02 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
5
serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS SHREDDED CHEESE AND CHEESE SAUCE RANGING FROM 45.3 - 46.2 F STORED IN COOK LINE COOLER AND KITCHEN WALK IN COOLER. APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS VALUED $70 DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE PERSON IN CHARGE. PRIORITY VI...

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

NOTED POTS ON BOTTOM DRYING RACK, PLATES AND CARRY OUT CONTAINTERS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN STORED UPRIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

NOTED TOWELS BETWEEN WALL AND SALAMANDER IN KITCHEN TO CATCH DRIPPINGS ALONG THE WALL UNDER VENTALATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE TOWELS AS MEANS TO CATCH DIPPINGS - IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED CLUTTERED STORAGE CLOSET ON MAIN FLOOR WITH ITEMS ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ELEVATE KEPT ITEMS A MINIMUM OF SIX INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOK LINE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

2023-12-13 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
6
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

4-602.11(B-E)--- SOME INTERIOR AREAS OF THE ICE BIN AT THE RIGHT SIDE ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CLEANING.

minor Pest Activity

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

: 4-803.11--- NOTED THE OUTDOOR SOILED LINEN CONTAINER OPEN. MUST PROVIDE/USE THE TIGHT FITTING CLOSURE FOR THE CONTAINER TO PREVENT PEST ATTRACTION. 4-903.11 (A;B;D)--- ALL TO GO CONTAINERS MUST BE INVERTED DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

minor Sanitation

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

4-204.12--- MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL BAR ICE BINS. 4-202.16--- MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE TOP OF THE HOBART FLOOR STAND MIXER OR HANDLES ON COOLERS ON THE COOKS LINE. 4-101.11(B, C, D, E)-- INTERIOR LID OF THE FAR LEFT COO...

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-602.13--- MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREAS.

serious Pest Activity

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

: 5-501.16---- MUST PROVIDE A WASTE RECEPTACLE AT THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK FOR PAPER TOWEL WASTE. 5-501.115--- ALL PLASTIC CRATES AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED OUTSIDE AT THE WASTE CONTAINERS AND IN THE OUTDOOR STAIRWELL MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVE...

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-101.11--- CEMENT FLOOR ON THE COOKS LINE IN POOR REPAIR WITH CRACKED, DAMAGED AND UNEVEN DIVOTS IN THE CEMENT. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----WHITE PLASTIC SOUTH WALL ON THE COOKS LINE IN POOR REPAIR SEPARATING AWAY FROM THE WALL. MUST...

2023-12-11 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 17
critical Food Temperature

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM HAND WASHING SINK LEFT SIDE FAUCET. MAXIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 74.7F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

SOME INTERIOR AREAS OF THE ICE BIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE ARE IN NEED OF CLEANING.

minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

COOKS LINE FAR RIGHT COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. COOLER NOTED RANGING BETWEEN 44.2F TO 46F. MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF...

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

ALL TO-GO CONTAINERS MUST BE INVERTED DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

minor Pest Activity

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

NOTED THE OUTDOOR SOILED LINEN CONTAINER OPEN. MUST PROVIDE/USE THE TIGHT FITTING CLOSURE FOR THE CONTAINER TO PREVENT PEST ATTRACTION.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE TOP OF THE HOBART FLOOR STAND MIXER OR HANDLES ON COOLERS ON THE COOKS LINE.

minor Sanitation

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

MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL BAR ICE BINS.

minor Sanitation

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

THE INTERIOR LID OF THE FAR LEFT COOK LINE COOLER WITH MISSING METAL AND EXPOSED CHIPPING STYROFOAM. MUST REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREAS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

SLOW-DRAINING WASHBOWL SINK IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR.

minor Sanitation

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

NOTED THE OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE WITH OVERFLOWING GREASE ONTO THE GROUND, EXCESSIVE GREASE ON TOP OF THE LID AND CONTAINER, PAPER DEBRIS ON THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS OF THE WASTE RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL GREASE, CLEAN, AND REMOVE GREASE...

serious Employee Hygiene

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

MUST PROVIDE A WASTE RECEPTACLE AT THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK FOR PAPER TOWEL WASTE.

minor Pest Activity

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

ALL PLASTIC CRATES AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED OUTSIDE THE WASTE CONTAINERS AND IN THE OUTDOOR STAIRWELL MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

THE CEMENT FLOOR ON THE COOK'S LINE IS IN POOR REPAIR, WITH CRACKED, DAMAGED AND UNEVEN DIVOTS IN THE CEMENT. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----WHITE PLASTIC SOUTH WALL ON THE COOKS LINE IN POOR REPAIR SEPARATING AWAY FROM THE WALL. MUST RE...

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

POOLING WATER IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE BASEMENT FLOOR. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT BOTH BASEMENTS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS AND ORGANIZED, AND ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.

minor Other

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 6-8-21 REPORT #2510994 NOT CORRECTED. #58-: OBSERVED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS NEED TO HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

2021-06-08 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 3
critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

OBSERVED NO BODILY FLUID CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. PROCEDURE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SODA SYRUPS IN BASEMENT UNDER UTILITY LINES AND OPEN HOLE IN CEILING. MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE PROTECTIVE CEILING OVER SODA SYRUPS.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS NEED TO HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING.

2019-03-12 Pass License
CRITICAL 4
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE FOLLOWING HAND WASHING AREAS: PATIO BAR MAIN BAR UPPER DECK INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SIGNAGE IN SAID AREAS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

minor Employee Hygiene

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON RIGHT SIDE OF HAND WASHING SINK ADJACENT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DRAIN BOARD AT PATIO BAR. OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF HAND WASHING SINK BETWEEN ICE BIN AND DRAIN BOARD OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT MAIN ...

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED DRY GOODS/SODA/BEVERAGES STORED ON SHELVING RACKS, UNDER DRAINAGE PIPE/LINES, IN BASEMENT REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED SITE TO RELOCATE INVENTORY OR ENCASE PIPE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED SMALL LEAK UNDERNEATH HAND SINK AT PATIO BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

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