IDOF FRESH MEDITERRANEAN.

Chicago Health Dept

6558 N SHERIDAN RD · ROGERS PARK, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Mar 2025).

14 inspections on record since 2019 · Last inspected Mar 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAR 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 11

2025

PASS 9 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST PROVIDE PROPER SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

Serious Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

CLEAN ICE CHUTE AT SELF SERVE AT ICE MACHINE IN DINING AREA.SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN

Serious Employee Hygiene

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

ADDITIONAL HOT WATER FLOW AT HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHROOM.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST PROVIDED THREE WORKING STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS UNDER SHELVES,INSIDE THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK(REMOVE GRIMES AND RUST).ALSO DETAIL CLEAN INSIDE THE CABINET UNDER THE ICE MACHINE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS MATTING FOR FLOORS INCLUDED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MATTING MUST BE WASHABLE/CLEANABLE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PRESENT CERTIFICATE ARE ALL EXPIRED FROM:2023

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.

MAY 3

2024

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS AT FROM PREPARATION AREA. OBSERVED ONE STORAGE CONTAINER OF GROUND BEEF PORTIONS TO BE LEFT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ON COUNTER. OBSERVED 108 PORTIONS OF GROUND BEEF TO BE AT 55.2F, ABOVE THE REQUIRED COLD HOLDING OF 41F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS OF BEEF VALUED AT $60. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO COLD HOLD ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR COLDER AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR PREPARATION AND DRY GOODS STORAGE AREA TO NOT HAVE LABEL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL DRY GOODS STORAGE BINS WITH THE COMMON NAME OF THE CONTENTS (FLOUR, SALT, SUGAR, ETC.).

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED CANNED GOODS AND DRINKS STORED ON THE FLOOR UNDER SHELVES IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR TO PROTECT AGAINST POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED DRY GOODS STORAGE BINS OF SALT AND POWDERED ITEMS TO BE STORED WITHOUT A LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TIGHT SEALING LID TO PROTECT FROM POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED PERSONAL ITEMS AND UNUSED ITEMS STORED ON SHELVES IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AND DRINK STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS UNNECESARRY TO OPERATION OF FACILITY.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS (LETTUCE CUTTINGS) ON FLOOR IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA FREE OF SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS.

DEC 8

2023

PASS · 0 violations

DEC 7

2023

FAIL 10 violations 5 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED NO ONE ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DEMONSTRATING FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE

Critical Food Temperature

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED FOR SAFETY FOODS INCLUDING BEEF ARE PREPARED COOKED, AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NO SIGNAGE AT REAR FOOD PREP & UTENSIL WASHING AREA HAND SINK INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. MUST POST SIGNAGE.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

WATER DISPENSING FAUCET ATTACHED TO FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HAND SINK. MUST REMOVE WATER DISPENSING FAUCET, HAND SINK MUST ONLY BE USED FOR HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c).

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED LARGE SHEET TRAY OF MEAT BALLS ON COUNTER NEXT TO GRILL AT ROOM TEMPERAURE OF 57F. 10LBS OF MEATBALLS VALUED AT $30 WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. PRIOIRTY VIOLATION 7-38-005

Minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

OBSERVED 2 DRAWER COLD HOLDING UNIT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS THROUGHOUT. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN REFRIGERTION/COLD HOLD UNIT AND MAINTAIN. NO TIME TEMPERAURE FOOD WITHIN COOLER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. COOLER WAS TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

REAR PREP AREA TABLESIDE CAN OPENER AND BRACKET NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.

Critical Employee Hygiene

HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE

OBSERVED NO HOT WATER THROUGHOUT AT MULTIPLE SINKS INCLUDING HANDWASHING SINKS, WASHBOWL SINKS AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED HOT WATER TO BE 60.3F - 61.6F THROUGHOUT FACILITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). MUST RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER TO ALL SINKS.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

WASTE RECEPTACLES IN UNISEX TOILET ROOMS MISSING LIDS/COVERS. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

CAULKING ALONG TOP OF REAR 3 COMPARTMETN SINK IS NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN OR RECAULK.

OCT 26

2023

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED NO ONE ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DEMONSTRATING FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE

Critical Food Temperature

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED FOR SAFETY FOODS, INCLUDING BEEF ARE PREPARED COOKED, AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS OF SLICED COOKED ONIONS IN HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 105F-132F. ALL GRILLED ONIONS WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED CARTONS OF OIL ON THE FLOOR. ALL FOOD ITEMS NEED TO BE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED ENCLOSURE FOR GARBAGE AREA UNCLEAN. THE AREA NEEDS TO BE DETAIL CLEANED AND MAINTAINED. ALL GARBAGE RECEPTALCES NEED TO BE KEPT COVERED AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED TOO MUCH CLUTTER IN THE REAR. REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, INCLUDING RETURNING BREAD TRAYS ETC. MUST BE ABLE TO MONITOR FOR PEST CONTROL.

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MAR 29

2023

PASS · 0 violations

SEP 20

2022

PASS 6 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-202.15 FRONT DOORS PROPPED OPEN, WHICH ALLOWS ACCESS FOR PESTS. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE: 1) SELF-CLOSING, 2)SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND 3) LIMITED TO DESIGNED USE . DOORS WERE SHUT DURING INSPECTION.

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

2-402.11: OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING FOOD AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

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

4-904.11: OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD STORED ABOVE THE ONE-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET HEAD IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE SAID KITCHENWARE AND MAINTAIN IT TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.11: OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP/ DISHWASHING AREA NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID FLOORS.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.12 SOILED CEILING TILES ABOVE DRY STORAGE AREA ACROSS FROM 1 COMPARTMENT SINK. THE FACILITY MUST BE CLEAN AND MAINTAINED.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

4-202.18: OBSERVED THE VENTILATION HOOD MISSING FILTERS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAID FILTERS AND MAINTAIN THEM.

SEP 6

2022

PASS 4 violations

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING FOOD AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD STORED ABOVE THE ONE-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET HEAD IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE SAID KITCHENWARE AND MAINTAIN IT TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP/ DISHWASHING AREA NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID FLOORS.

Minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED THE VENTILATION HOOD MISSING FILTERS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAID FILTERS AND MAINTAIN THEM.

SEP 21

2021

PASS 3 violations

Serious Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT FOLLOWING AREAS: INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

FOUND FOODHANDLER WITH NO FOODHANDLER CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

FOUND SANITATION MANAGER WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING.MUST PROVIDE.

AUG 12

2021

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

FOUND NO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON-PREMISES WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS. (HANDLES CHICKEN, BEEF, ETC.)PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED.7-38-012.MUST PROVIDE.

Serious Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT FOLLOWING AREAS: INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

FOUND FOODHANDLER WITH NO FOODHANDLER CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE.

JUL 7

2020

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

NOTED RUSTY AND DIRTY TABLE CAN OPENER AT THE REAR PREP AREA TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED DIRTY AND DUSTY CEILING FANS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

NOV 14

2019

PASS · 0 violations

NOV 8

2019

FAIL 1 violation

Serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD (GROUND BEEF,ETC) MUST DISCLOSE AND REMIND SUCH ITEMS.INCLUDED AT CATERING MENU AND BOARD MENU HANGED ON SITE . PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

AUG 28

2019

FAIL 2 violations

Serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

PRESENT SNEEZE GUARD AT COUNTER SERVICE LINE NOT HIGH ENOUGH(4' AND 54") TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT FOOD ON DISPLAY/SERVICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HIGHER SNEEZE GUARD(5' 0")FROM FLOOR,TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT FOOD FROM CONSUMERS. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.

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