Healthy Substance Kitchen, LLC
6852 W Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638 · Garfield Ridge · Restaurant · High risk
Mostly clean — 6 of 8 passed, one prior failure
Last Inspected
2025-06-02
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2025-06-02)
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2024)
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 8 inspections
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📦 Food Storage & Handling serious 4×
📋 Documentation & Training critical 3×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 1×
Inspection History
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
MULTI USE UTENSILS NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE. INSTD TO INVERT (HANDLE UP) DURING STORAGE
2024-06-20 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
1 ▾
minor Food Storage & Handling
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT#2577519 DATED JUNE 20, 2023: #37-OBSERVED PACKAGED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES DISPLAYED FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NO LABELS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED COOKIES WITH INGREDIENTS, ALLERGE...
CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN STAFF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED PACKAGED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES DISPLAYED FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NO LABELS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED COOKIES WITH INGREDIENTS, ALLERGENS, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS.
minor Food Storage & Handling
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE BOWLS STORED ON FLOOR IN STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN CUSTOMER UNISEX AND STAFF WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED OPENINGS IN WALLS AROUND WALL VENT IN STORAGE AREA, PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN WASHROOMS, LOOSE BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN REAR UTILITY AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
2 ▾
minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
ICE MACHINE WITHOUT LOCKING MECHANISM LOCATED IN HALLWAY LEADING TO CUSTOMER TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE LOCKING MECHANISM TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
MULTI USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE INVERTED
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
TOILET ROOM GARBAGE CANS IN NEED OF COVERS INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
WALLS IN REAR AREA IN NEED OF REPAIR, CHIPPING PAINT, HOLES ALL IN NEED OF REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. CEILING IN NEED OF REPAIR, HOLES, WATER DAMAGE. IN NEED OF REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
2018-07-25 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VIOMET, AND DIARRHEA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
serious Food Storage & Handling
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
OBSERVED NO SYSTEM FOR READY TO EAT FOODS WHICH WILL BE HELD FOR MORE THAN 24HOURS, INSTRUCTED THEY MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE DATE TO BE SOLD, DISCARDED, OR CONSUMED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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