LINCOLN CAFE AND MARKET LLC.

Chicago Health Dept

3720 N LINCOLN AVE · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Feb 2025).

4 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Feb 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
18
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
FEB 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 4
2025
PASS 4 violations
Serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST RAPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENT INSIDE THE UNISEX WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT BULBS IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPLACE BURN OUT LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.

MAY 17
2024
PASS 1 violation
Minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

: 2-102.13--- NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.

MAY 13
2024
FAIL 11 violations 3 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE BUSINESS WAS OPEN, OPERATING PREPARING TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Food Temperature
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

INADEQUATE HOT HOT WATER AT BOTH PREP AREAS HAND WASHING SINKS. FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK WITH A MAXIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 90.6F AND THE MAXIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF THE REAR PREP HAND SINK AT 79.7F. BOTH SINKS HAVE A MIXED VALVE SINGLE FOOT PEDAL TO CONTROL THE HOT AND COLD MIXED WATER. MUST PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF 100 F HOT WATER AT BOTH SINKS. HOT WATER IS ABOVE 100F IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO USE THE WASHROOM HAND SINK FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES UNTIL ADEQUATE HOT WATER PROVIDE AT PREP HAND SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME. NOTED MIS-LABELED CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.

Minor Food Storage & Handling
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR HOT WATER TANK ROOM AND REAR STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

Serious Sanitation
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST PROVIDE A FAUCET WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER ABOVE THE SOFT ICE CREAM MACHINE TO ENABLE ADEQUATE WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING OR HAVE THE MACHINE ON A WHEELED CART/TABLE TO CLEAN AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK THAT HAS A SPRAY ARM. MACHINE IS NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

WALL CAULKING AT THE HAND SINK IN THE WASHROOM IN POOR REPAIR, PEELING WITH OPEN CRACKS AND CREVICES. MUST REPLACE.----HOLE IN THE WALL ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SEAL/REPAIR.----FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER WITH FOOD SPILLAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

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

Minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE/TRAINING FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER.

Serious Employee Hygiene
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 2-7-23 REPORT #2570887 NOT CORRECTED #10-: NOTED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

FEB 7
2023
PASS 2 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

NOTED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS.

Serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

NOTED SLOW DRAIN T THE BATHROOM HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ND MAINTAIN.

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