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54
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Hilda'S Kitchen Inc.

2603 W 71st St, Chicago, IL 60629 · Chicago Lawn · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
54/100

Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record

Inspections
11
6 passed
Last Inspected
2025-06-26
Pass Rate
55%
2 failures
Score
54/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2025-06-26)
Failed 2 inspections (2024, 2020)
Documentation & Training issues found across 7 inspections
Other issues found across 5 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation minor 10×
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Documentation & Training critical
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Food Temperature serious
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Other critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Pest Activity critical
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Food Storage & Handling minor
Chemical Safety minor
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Facility Condition minor
2025-06-26 Pass Canvass
3
minor Food Temperature

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

OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF FOOD STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER UNIT AND COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS/CONTAINERS.

minor Other

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED MISSING/NO WORKING STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE MEN AND WOMEN TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

2024-10-15 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2024-10-07 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 5
serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN UPRIGHT COOLER AND PREP COOLER: COOKED CORN 48.9F, PORK 51.6F, STEAK 52.0F, BEEF 51.3F, TAMALES 47.0F, BEANS 46.8F, AND EGGS 47.8F. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 25LB...

minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

REFRIGERATION ON SITE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. UPRIGHT 2 DOOR COOLER AT 48.9F AND PREP COOLER AT 48.0F. HELD FOR INSPECTION TAGS PLACED ON REFRIGERATION UNITS AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED B...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED IN BOTTOM INTERIOR OF FRYERS, ALONG WALLBASE BEHIND WIRE STORAGE RACKS AND ON FLOOR IN FURNACE ROOM. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7...

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MISSING PROPER STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION EXPIRED. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE

2023-09-05 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 4
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (BEEF, PORK, TACOS, BLACK BEANS, ETC) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

minor Food Storage & Handling

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES NOT INVERTED AND SERVICE AREA AND STORED ON FLOOR IN DINING, PREP, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT AND ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES OFF FLOOR.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.

2021-06-07 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint
CRITICAL 10
critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO ONE ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS. MILK, EGGS, TAMALES ETC... INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN A SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 VIOLATION CITATION ISS...

critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY IN WHICH MANAGERS, FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPORTING ANY ILLNESSES THAT ARE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLAT...

critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

FOUND NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR HANDLING THESE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005

serious Other

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

FOUND FRUIT CUPS AND CUCUMBER CUPS BEING STORED IN THE REACH IN COOLER WITH NO IDENTIFIER OR DATE MARKINGS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ABOUT DATE MARKINGS AND FRUIT CUPS HAVE BEEN DISCARDED. TOTAL 17 FRUIT CUPS AND CUCUMBER CUTS $68 PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-...

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN NEED OF LABELING WITH NAME OF COMMODITY INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT BEING USED. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN SANITIZING BUCKET.

minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER STORING BREAD DOUGH IN GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY STORE FOOD ITEMS IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.

minor Sanitation

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

RUBBER GASKETS ON REACH IN COOLER IN NEED OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE IN NEED OF COVER. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE COVERED GARBAGE CAN AT ALL TIMES.

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

EMPLOYEES IN NEED OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.

2020-11-19 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2020-11-10 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 2
minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL ON SITE. 44 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR INSIDE HOT WATER CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE AREAS. RECOMMENED PEST SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION ISSUED 7-28-020(A)

2019-01-11 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 4
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY IN WHICH MANAGERS, FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPORTING ANY ILLNESSES THAT ARE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATI...

critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

FOUND NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR HANDLING THESE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005

minor Food Temperature

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

FOUND TCS FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND STORED INSIDE THE COLD HOLDING UNITS NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL TCS FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER AND/OR COOKED/PREPARED.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVE NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO TAKE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND PROVIDE PROOF.

2017-09-15 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2016-07-14 Pass Canvass
6
minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

ALL MULTI USE ATRICLES IE... ALUMINUM PANS AND FOIL TOPS MUST BE DISCARDED AFTER EACH USE. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

ALL FOOD PRODUCTS MUST BE UP OFF THE FLOOR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

LIGHTS IN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF PROPER SHIELDS. LIGHT IN LADIES ROOM IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

minor Sanitation

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MENS TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Plumbing & Waste

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

FAUCET IN LADIES ROOM IN NEED OF REPAIR. WATER SPLATTERS DIPPER WELL MUST BE INSTALLED NEAR ICE CREAM. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER MUST BE REMOVED OR ORGANIZED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

2015-04-30 Pass License
1
minor Plumbing & Waste

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

OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW DEVICE AT THS MOP SINK AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE (GIVEN PHOTO).

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