Chicago Health Dept
1235-1237 W LAKE ST · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO
Passed most recent inspection (Jan 2026).
20 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Jan 2026.
INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
MULTI USE EQUIPMENT STORED ON FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES AND INVERT DURING STORAGE
OBSERVED MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT THE BAR HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDE FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (TOMATO SAUCE, PASTA) WERE BEING PREPARED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED THE CONSUMER ADVISORY WITHOUT A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. MUST ADD "ITEMS CAN BE SERVED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED OR CONTAIN UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS", OR "ITEMS COOKED TO ORDER" TO CURRENT MENU ADVISORY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
OBSERVED A 1/2 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT KITCHEN DOOR. MUST SEAL GAP TO PREVENT RODENT/PEST ENTRY AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED AN INADEQUATE AMOUNT OF HOT WATER PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. OBSERVED HOT WATER AT 77-90F THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT WATER ABOVE 110F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND BETWEEN 100-120F AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGEMENT ADJUSTED WATER TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF INSPECTION - HOT WATER OBSERVED IN KITCHEN AT 110F AT THE 3 COMP SINK AND 100F AT THE HANDWASH SINK. OBSERVED BAR HANDWASH SINKS AT 90F; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT WATER AT 100-120F AT ALL HANDWASH SINKS. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED MUSSELS COMMINGLED IN LARGE CONTAINER WITH DIFFERENT HARVEST DATES ON SHELLSTOCK TAGS. FOOD HAS BEEN DISCARDED AND DENATURED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS AT A COST OF $100.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT DUMP SINK AT BAR. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED 3 FOOD HANDLERS IN PREP AREA EATING AND DRINKING FROM CUPS WITHOUT LIDS INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR FOOD EMPLOYEES TO EAT/DRINK AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS IN PREP AREA WITHOUT HAIRNETS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE HAIR NETS WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
OBSERVED ROLLING CARTS LINED WITH FOIL.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BOXES, BUCKETS, ETC IN OUTSIDE REFUSE AREAS NEAR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN SAID AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
2.501.11 NO CLEAN-UP KIT AVAILABLE ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KIT & PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT INVOLVE THE DISCHARGE OF FECAL OR VOMITUS MATTER ONTO SURFACES IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
4.602.11(E)(4) OBSERVED INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE A LITTLE DIRTY, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
5.205.15(B) MUST REPAIR THE LEAKY FAUCET ON THE 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
5.204.12 Backflow preventor not located on mop sink in rear, to be serviced and maintained. Instructed to install on faucet.
6.201.11 MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT HOT PREP AREA, PIZZA PREP, UNDER DISH MACHINE, AND FLOOR BEHIND THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED INTERNAL AREA OF MICROWAVE, IN FRONT SALAD STATION AND REAR PREP STATION, WITH FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED FLOOR DRAIN UNDER DISH MACHINE, WITH FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, ON HOOD FILTERS DIRECTLY ABOVE COOK LINE STATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED SLOW DRAIN, AT EXPOSED HAND SINK, LOCATED AT FRONT BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE, ON UTILITY SINK FAUCET, NEXT TO WALK-IN COOLER AND REAR OF OPERATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE NOTED AT BASE OF WALL AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME AND MAINTAIN.
DISHMACHINE FLOOR DRAIN NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
BLACK CEILING IN MAIN PREP AREA. INSTD TO HAVE CEILINGS IN PREP AREAS FINISHED WITH A LIGHT COLOR.
PROVIDE SPLASHGUARD INBETWEEN EXPOSED HANDSINK AND PREP SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA.
FOUND SHELL FISH( CLAMS AND MUSSELS) IN METAL CONTAINERS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA OUT OF ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND WITHOUT TAGS. ALL SHELLFISH MUST BE KEPT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITH TAGS ATTACHED UNTIL SOLD. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(B)
CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD BUILD-UP FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT ON COOK LINE IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA, AND THE EXTERIOR SURFACES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DISH MACHINE(INCLUDING ALL ATTACHED PIPES)CLOSE TO THE WALL, AND DUST BUILD-UP ON COILS AND FAN GAURDS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS WHERE DIRT, GREASE AND DEBRIS ARE PRESENT.
CLEAN AND REPAIR WALL AND WALL COVE BEHIND DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
ALL EMPLOYEES, REGARDLESS OF TITLE, THAT HANDLE OPEN FOODS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS
ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH LIDS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
CLEAN THE INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR DISH WASHING AND ALL FOOD PREP AREAS(FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE BUILD-UP PRESENT). ALSO INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL FLOORS DRY, PUDDLES OF WATER NOTICED.
CLEAN WALLS IN REAR SECTIONS OF OPERATION, AND SEAL LARGE OPENINGS IN BRICK WALLS IN DINING AREA WHERE PRESENT.
MUST STORE ALL ARTICLES IN SECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HANDLE OPEN FOODS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
FOUND MUSSELS AND CLAMS STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER WITHOUT ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND TAGS. ALL SHELLFISH MUST BE KEPT IN THE CONTAINERS IN WHICH THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PACKED, UNTIL SOLD. 6 LB VALUED AT $23 DOLLARS DISCARDED. CRITICA.L VIOLATION 7-38-005(B2)
REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CASE IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA FOUND WITH AN INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46F, AND REFRIGERATED PREP COOLER IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA FOUND WITH AN INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE OF 45.6F(MASSIVE ICE BUILD-UP FOUND INSIDE THIS UNIT). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE BOTH UNITS SERVICED AND TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
CURED BEEF-47.7F, CURED HAM-48.2F, CURED TURKEY-47.7F, SAUSAGE-47.6F, MEAT SAUCE FOR PASTA -46.6F, INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (29 LB VALUED AT $270)FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES, THESE PRODUCTS MUST BE STORED AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW UNTIL SOLD. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
DISH MACHINE NOT SANITIZING IN FINAL RINSE CYCLE, NO RESIDUAL FOUND ON EQUIPMENT AFTER CYCLE COMPLETED. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE OF MACHINE UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED(CAN MANUALLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK). CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
CLEAN THE INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR DISH WASHING AND ALL FOOD PREP AREAS(FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE BUILD-UP PRESENT). ALSO INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL FLOORS DRY, PUDDLES OF WATER NOTICED.
CLEAN WALLS IN REAR SECTIONS OF OPERATION, AND SEAL LARGE OPENINGS IN BRICK WALLS 9N DINING AREA WHERE PRESENT.
MUST STORE ALL ARTICLES IN SECOND FLOOR STORAGE AREA 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HANDLE OPEN FOODS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
THE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING MULTI-USE ITEMS DURING THE FINAL RINSE CYCLE. NO SANITIZING SOLUTION REGISTERING AT THE LOW TEMPERATURE GLASSWARE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPAIR TO ALLOW FOR THE PROPER SANITIZING OF MULTI-USE ITEMS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS. (STORE UPSIDE DOWN)
MUST PROVIDE A CLEAR SEPARATION (BARRIER)ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE PIZZA PREP STATION. MUST SEAL SMALL OPENING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS FOR CONSUMABLE ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR.
MUST INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL HAND SINK THAT IS READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PIZZA PREP STATION. MUST REPAIR HEAVY LEAK AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET.
MUST BETTER ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM INTERIOR OF THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND THE BAR TO ALLOW FOR PROPER INSPECTION. MUST REMOVE DIRTY GLASS RACK BEING STORED IN FRONT OF THE MOP SINK TO ALLOW FOR INSPECTION.
MUST PROVIDE SANITARY CONTAINERS TO STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.
FOUND NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES WHICH IS REQUIRED BY CITY CODE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED #7-38-030.
FOUND ICE TWO BINS WITHOUT LID BEHIND BAR. MUST PROVIDE COVERS FOR ICE BINS.
FLOORS NEED CLEANING ALONG WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
NOTED WALL BEHIND DISHWASHER IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR COVING ALONG WALL.
NOTED DUST BUILD UP ON VENT COVERS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED EMPLOYEE'S (COOKS) NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE AND WEAR AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPARING AND COOKING FOOD.
NOTED ICE SCOOP IN ICE BIN. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP IN A HOLDER.
MUST CLEAN GRILL AT KITCHEN TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS AT BAR AND AT REAR KITCHEN AREA.
MUST ADJUST HOT AND COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLES AT LADIE'S AND MEN'S BATHROOMS.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. THE REAR KITCHEN SHELVES ARE COVERED WITH CARD BOARD, REMOVE UNSANITARY CARD BOARD.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. THE FLOORS UNDER THE PIZZA PREPARATION AREA COOLER HAVE FOOD DEBRIS WHICH NEEDS TO BE CLEANED, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS AND BASEBOARDS SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND SANITARY FROM CORNER TO CORNER.
THE COOK IS NOT WEARING ANY HAIR RESRAINT WHILE PERPARING FOOD. All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. THE BASEBOARD AT THE SIDE KITCHEN DOOR HAS A GAP THAT NEEDS TO BE SEALED.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN THE SOOTY BUILDUP OFF OF THE WOOD BURNING PIZZA OVEN OPENING.
THERE IS A SMALL LEAK UNDER THE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK, REPAIR THE LEAK.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Wash, rinse and sanitize the can opener and knife holder.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. Wash, rinse and sanitize the ice machine to remove buildup on the interior lip.
Install a dipping well for gelato service. Repair the laerking 3-compartment sink faucet.
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